Doc Drake.A Poem by Paul Bell
He had a tattoo on his head, it read, failure
She had a tattoo hidden, somewhere totally forbidden Not much hope, he would see them both So Michael, life sucks, you’re feeling out of it, can’t go on bla de bla de bla So whats the future Michael- Me topping myself I can help there, the express train comes through in thirty minutes, should only take you ten minutes to get to the station. Michael- Are you telling me to jump in front of a train Yes Michael Michael- Right, f**k you, that’s what i’ll do then. Helen- Well doc, love your therapy, should I just go straight to the window Call me Drake, and no Helen, what I would like to do is make mad passionate love to you Helen- Is that not against your hippocratic oath Only if Michael comes back Helen- You expecting him back then Yes, in about thirty minutes, so we better get started Helen- You want to have sex here and now Yes, if you don’t like pleasuring yourself, I’ll do it for you Helen- How do you know I don’t like pleasuring myself Because your mother told you not too Helen- How the hell did you know that You just told me Helen- You b*****d Good news Helen, your mother was wrong, you should pleasure yourself as much as possible, even better with a partner Helen- Do you get punched a lot I’m a fast runner Helen- Were you serious Never know now Helen, I hear Michael coming back Michael- Couldn’t do it, I’m a failure at that too Have you ever done a driving test Michael Michael- Yes passed first time I’ll be doing my fifth test next week Michael- So you’re a failure too No, let me explain. The first test I took, I went through a red light. Didn’t pass Second test, Learned from the previous, went over roundabout instead. Didn’t pass Third attempt, learned from previous, emergency stop. Didn’t pass Fourth attempt, learned from previous, couldn’t reverse park. Didn’t pass Michael- So what you’re doing is, eradicating failure, or part failure, knowing that eventually you’ll pass When I did my medical exam, I knew I was going to struggle at one bit, but when I got the paper back, it said failed, that’s all I saw I understand what you’re saying now, if I did that exam again I would pass. Helen, I think you’re slightly nuts, Drake, but you do cut through the bull. Though, If Michael had jumped in front of that train. No chance of that Helen, they’re on strike Michael. Drake, was your dad a seafarer then No, he just liked a particular comedian. © 2017 Paul BellReviews
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4 Reviews Added on December 26, 2017 Last Updated on December 26, 2017 AuthorPaul BellAboutI like poetry and stories that tell me something. Sometimes the shortest poems hit the hardest. If I post something serious, don't worry, a funny poem will follow. Don't hesitate to tell me if my po.. more..Writing
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