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The Drop-out
by Tom Leonard
The Drop-out - Tom Leonard
The Drop-out
scrimpt nscraipt furryi
urryi grateful
no wan bit
urryi grateful
no wan bit
speylt useless yi urr
twistid izza coarkscrew
cawz rows inan empty hooss
twistid izza coarkscrew
cawz rows inan empty hooss
yir father nivirid yoor chance
pick n choozyir joab
a steady pey
pick n choozyir joab
a steady pey
well jiss take a look it yirsell
naithur wurk nur wahnt
aw aye
naithur wurk nur wahnt
aw aye
yir clivir
damn clivir
but yi huvny a clue whutyir dayn
damn clivir
but yi huvny a clue whutyir dayn
from outside the narrative: Poems 1965-2009 (Etruscan Books/Wordpower Press, 2011), Tom Leonard 2011, used by permission of the author.