THE LEGEND - JACKSON LAMB
(If you don't know who this is your life is indeed impverished)
Grimy windows, door jammed shut
Fat man snoring, scratching gut
Empty bottle – he's half cut
Beware though, it's a sham.
His suit is from Exchange and Mart
Fat man wakes up with a start
Snoring broke by his own fart
The Legend – Jackson Lamb.
Big toe protruding from his sock,
Waiting for his misfit flock
Scratching next his balls and cock
Then coughs and heaves and gags;
He grimaces and takes a sup
Of last night's coffee from a cup
Cold and stained and then lights up
His first of many fags.
Whiskered jowls and greasy hair
Poke the tiger if you dare
Best watch your step – there's danger there
Unless you've brought a dram;
You may think that he's unaware
With eyes so glazed in vacant stare
But he knows well enough you're there
The Legend – Jackson Lamb.
Once a Joe behind The Wall
Answering his country's call
But was he pushed or did he fall?
He couldn't give a damn.
He doesn't do regret, remorse
Is he himself a Park Slow Horse?
No-one knows for sure, of course,
The Legend – Jackson Lamb.
John Coopey
Sat 31st May 2025 21:13
Thankyou, Graham. I shall cherish the moniker.