by martin anton smith martinantonsmith@gmail.com
I Am Happy To Announce I Have Been “Admitted To the Bar” –
This Made Me Very Happy,
I Worked Hard To Achieve This,
I Did Much Study Of ‘Persuasion’ To Get Where I Am –
Which Is The third Bar Stool From The Right,
With a Pint Of Guiness In Each Hand.
Last Week’s Antics Are Well Forgiven.
As All ‘Brushes With the Law’ Should So Be.
And Though It Is Now Midnight,
I Say These Words With Great Sincerity,
And Though My Words Are Now a Slur,
And My Gait Is Sinusoidal,
I Contend That the Barman Serves Far Too Slow,
How Dare He Not Give Me a ‘Big Bot’ To Go?’
Time Is Now Swiftly Advancing
I Am Now Sad To Admit,
That It Is 3 AM, & I Am Well Lit!
I Am Clutched Under The Bouncer’s Arm,
Nestled Just Bellow Of His Tit.
As My Face Squarely Hits The Door,
I shout a fine ca – caw
“But I only wanted just one more”
Now The Ringing Words My Ears ‘Cherry Pick’:
“Your Banned Joe –
& Don’t Come Back Next Week”
“Oh No Not Again”, I Peeped.
As a Member of the LLB,
Or ‘Liquid Losers & Bums’
I Have Sadly Once Again Been Disbarred.
But Just As the World ‘Hates a Drunk’
Equally Soon Does Capitalism Give In,
All Booze Baron’s Worship
The Crumpled But Almighty ‘Slur Shekel’.
So Now I Do Plan My Standard Standup Speech
“Yes Lads!, ‘Scooner or Later’ I Hope To Announce
To You My Fellow Leaning Sozzles of the LLB!
Well I’ll Be! – I’ve Been Re-Admitted To The Bar”