Let me die a young man’s death
Let me die a young man’s death
not a clean and inbetween
the sheets holywater death
not a famous-last-words
peaceful out of breath death
When I’m 73
and in constant good tumour
may I be mown down at dawn
by a bright red sports car
on my way home
from an allnight party
Or when I’m 91
with silver hair
and sitting in a barber’s chair
may rival gangsters
with hamfisted tommyguns
burst in and give me a short back and insides
Or when I’m 104
and banned from the Cavern
may my mistress
catching me in bed with her daughter
and fearing for her son
cut me up into little pieces
and throw away every piece but one
Let me die a young man’s death
not a free from sin tiptoe in
candle wax and waning death
not a curtains drawn by angels borne
‘what a nice way to go’ death
By Roger McGough 1937-
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This is super and do i get to take the firsties or wat
lurrrve!
So cool…..
we had an argument at BHH. Are u a guy or a chic? I said chic…B2b was amused. anyway, hav not read. I cant handle poetry…
Dude,
Benjie Button..
hint
hint??
B2B musta laughed…the goon..i’m sure he cleared the air though
Beautiful. I’m no good at writing poetry but I love to read the same.
that answer to Antipop, i doubt has helped. just give a straight answer whether you’re a guy or a chic. or if you don’t know, let us know.
the one of the mistress got me speechless!
Heaven, we can get a room you know?
hmmmm….Sleek and your invitations to rooms….uh huh?!
any-who…the poetry is deep, i like, the bit about throwing away all the pieces but one, lol
good stuff
whereever do you get these poems? love love love em!
I’ll say amen to that… Let me die a young man’s death; As long as I am no longer a young man.
Five bucks says sleek you are a guy…..oba are you a chick…?mmmhhhmmm..naye no a guy….
A young man’s death…do i love this…actually i would love to dies a young mans death but still go to heaven…lol…oba is it that i cant eat my cake and have it
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
“…throw away every piece but one”
LOL, I wonder which one…
My bet is you are a guy. Am I right?