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Lyric № 6420

The Crutchling

Member since 2002 · Posted 28 Jul 2002 · 9 comments

In the corner of the inn Squats a Crutchling, brown and thin. If you would stay away from sin, Stay far away from Crutchling. His crutches, rotted 'way from age, Fill good men's hearts with holy rage. But e'en the oldest, boldest sage Dares not confront the Crutchling. And despite his dying, withered bum, He hobbles swift. Beware, my son! Ask not for whom the Crutchling limps; He limps for thee. If you but glance, you won't escape His silken eyes and gilded nape, And trapped beneath that stain-ed cape, You'll always serve the Crutchling. And so, my friends, be warned by me: Although he scratches for his tea, And limply licks his swollen knee, He's naught but naughty Crutchling!

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[10] horus8 28-Jul-02/8:25 PM Reply
you r silk underwear stained wretched. you rhyme in time sublime, but....i am the crutchling. naw i'm hard you win. you win foghorn leghorns chicken hawk. scotchtaped to my scrotum. p.s. i'll trade you the microfilm for "the special bumper sticker". Shhhhhh.m
[10] horus8 28-Jul-02/9:32 PM Reply
1) it was the chicken hawk that gets to get scotch taped to my scrotum. 2)"police drama" .....well.. figured that. dyke.
3)i never said that i was a "street poete" u did dik.
4)you shouldn't take your homosexual misinterpertation out on the fetus's, we need that stuff for hair conditioner and science and other highly honorable causes.
(what # am i on..oh)
5)your uncle told me about steve. I'm sorry..i lend my sorrow to your grief. he was well hung and will be missed around the baths. ciao darling..
[10] horus8 28-Jul-02/10:09 PM Reply
oh.. i see how it is.. pull out the ole instigating comment pre-reply trick huh.. so that now i look like a mescalined coulophobic at the circus.. bass-turdo
[10] horus8 4-Aug-02/12:56 AM Reply
tonight our featured poet is..none otherthan..dirkstrangle..i mean dark angel i will judge them all out of sheer lack of lotion in the house. children this is a pirates delight and one of my da faves. try it. it's wicked ale..its the crutchling..which would..actually make a great childrens book and miniseriest
[10] Lenore 30-Aug-02/8:25 PM Reply
I hear the scratching at night. I know there's a Crutchling in my closet. Go check! Fuck you! I'm not looking!
[10] horus8 22-Jan-03/8:44 PM Reply
silver.
[9] god'swife 22-Jan-03/9:46 PM Reply
How can anyone deny your genius? You make me laugh so, and the high quality of your musings never ever slips, well actually soem of your little aids things weren't good enough. Probably because you didn't extrapolate(sp?).
[10] horus8 12-Apr-03/12:49 AM Reply
This is now a song in the illtunes section of gangbox.com enjoy. song 80.
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. horus8 14-Apr-03/7:39 PM Reply
You may sound a little like the young Lou Reed, but don't you know that the dash in 'stain-ed' indicates that it's pronounced with two syllables, and is thus homophonous with the sentence, 'Stay, Ned.'?