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Lines written in theTudor House on the 30th Anniversary of the death of John Lennon

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Lines written in the Tudor House on the 30thAnniversary of the death of John Lennon

 

Hey Johnnie

You hook-nosed bastard

You made specs sexy

And played a mean Rickenbacker

Attention seeking nihilist

Gob shite scouser

Merciless poison-tongued delinquent

Hiding the quiet man inside

To my dad’s amazement

You grew up and flew away

Sharing your dreams

Leaving your nightmare screams in some therapist’s waste bin

You reached out and embraced the world as it is

And it shot you.

 

Dave Morgan

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<Deleted User> (9186)

Sun 3rd Apr 2011 20:53

Well put, had a profound affect on me btw unless it is mere chance you happen to have commented on some of the defining points of Lennon, not just the obvious scouser reference - Dave

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Fkx

Thu 16th Dec 2010 12:13

Quite a stunning tribute, retrospective... poem...

Philipos

Fri 10th Dec 2010 22:12

This was really good I enjoyed it -phraseology and brevity - well done

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winston plowes

Fri 10th Dec 2010 20:41

Nice one dave

A man of many parts (Lennon) and with a fantastic middle name IMHO ! Win x

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Isobel

Fri 10th Dec 2010 14:11

Ha ha - glad you posted it Dave. Not bad for summat you scribbled down in the Tudor. I love the blunt ending. x

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