This is in response to JD Russell’s 'Naught Nonet' poem: Naughty Nonet | Write Out Loud

Pretty isn’t so principal,

more they gotta be practical,

made for a proper fit,

durable and comfortable.

Call them what you please,

underdaks, or even grundies.

Maybe pants or kecks,

or possibly plain old undies.

Trunks don’t excite,

lumpen, dull and slight.

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tired jeans crumpled on the floor
simple in thread-bare wrinkles
fading blue an old man's mind
washed-up rebel forgot the cause
the rut of a conformed statement
cloned working-class uniform,
but just culture to put on
bagged fit, absorb the whole body
soften the pretentious air,
or relaxed fakes out the fat
or tight to bulb the bubbles
or straight to band the boots
or belled to fa...

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Harsh Review

The last time we reviewed The Underpants

They had just released

A smooth and satisfying piece

Called ‘Tumble-dried’

Expertly produced in the studio

With top class electronic tumble-drier

They had taken advantage

Of twenty-first century technology

To create

A fragrant well-balanced affair

That dried quickly

And were ready to wear

Within minut...

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