I eased myself into the turgid heat
Turgid and turgider
I guessed or approximated
The need
And packed accordingly;
Two slings
One medium stone
a barrel of peanuts-
For the monkey
Never stopped chattering
Some decisions were simple
Others reeked of old timetables
But still I persevered
Foolishly perhaps
But there was a method
To my sadness
Which food, alcohol, and cigarettes
Would hardly allay
It went like this-
Steam the labels off old cans
And put my labels on them
Add a bit of chicken poo
On the eggs in the carton
Then people would come from miles
Full of praise
For the farm fresh quality
I replied stoically
Like any good farmer would