poemranker ::Polite refusal by Stephen Robins

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Free verse № 150314

Polite refusal

Member since 2003 · Posted 19 Feb 2007 · Edited 19 Feb 2007 · 3 comments

Forgive me sir, cautioned the sentry, I'm afraid that you can’t gain entry, Why you ask, 'tis elementary! You are not born of the gentry. I don't care which school you attended, 'Tis clear your parents' depended, 'pon a bursary intended, For those with finances less than splendid. How can I tell you are of common roots? By Gad sah! have you seen your suits? You may as well wear cowboy boots, And a sweatshirt of the Loom's Fruits. If I had my way I'd throw you in prison, To chew upon your cellmates jism, For daring to think that you had risen, Above your betters' hearty derision. Now scuttle off home, you low born scum, And don't come back 'til you've become, Someone who can speak with a hint of plum, And have lost the odour of the slum.

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[10] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 19-Feb-07/5:48 PM Reply
My suit is fitted with a drawstring so I can hoist the vent canopy any time I please; as a single venter you have merely to park your hands in your pockets and watch in horror as the tails part like soiled drapes.
[n/a] Stephen Robins › -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 20-Feb-07/2:59 AM Reply
I enjoy the sight of a middle aged failure in a suit with NO VENTING trying to sit down with his suit STILL DONE UP.

Check out how well fitted these splendid suits are:

http://www.baronboutique.com/men_3.htm
[10] SupremeDreamer 19-Feb-07/6:11 PM Reply
I'm going to print this out and burn it outside the steps of the college I end up attending after my pilgrimage through the wastelands of american existence.

That aside, have a ten, you cad.