Doorstep man
Blimey mate 'ave a heart, I 'aven't got a bean!
'onest, I ain't try'n a dodge me payment wiv' some scheme.
It's Chris'mas see, 'wot cleaned me out, me poor 'ol purse is bare.
I searched the 'ouse like muvver 'ubbard 'n' nope, ain't nuffin' there.
I swear that if I 'ad the dough I'd defo' pay me loan!
But 'ard times 'ave befallen me, tho' I ain't one to moan.
Yeah I know I've had some beers 'n' now I got a fag on,
but thems me bare essentials else I turns into a dragon!
Flat screen smart TV? Nah mate! I swear down it ain't mine.
It's just 'ere as a favour like, fer a pal 'wots doing time.
What about the shiny motor sittin' in me drive?
I got that 'wiv me benefits, I'm ill see? ain't no skive!
'an dontcha touch me X box one! I paid fer that meself!
Like I said, they gives me dosh....due to me bad 'elf!
Nah bro', I can't sign no forms. I fort you would've 'eard?
Me eyes is up the swanni bad 'n' evryfin's all blurred.
Oi! Watch me new desighner treads, don't scuff 'em 'wiv me door,
'n' don't be grabbin' 'old of me! These togs is "oat coochore"!
I would walk down yer office guv, but as I keeps on sayin',
me back 'n' legs is useless 'cept for when I do me prayin'.
Can't call up 'n' pay by phone, me credit's gone fer ringin'.
Me 'ol man took me last few quid 'n' now he's pissed 'n' singin!!!
I promise ya' next week fer sure, on me chavvie's life!
An' if I lets ya' down me friend.....then you can give me strife.
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Nice one Donna, for all the humour theres a message there and a reflection on society that has yet to change.
Cheers.
Hey GIRL!!... where you been hidin'?...... a most excellent job with the dialogue.... and bringing that heavy duty accent to life....... truly......a well established character you've built here...... one of these guys in every culture..... on street corners in the seedy part of every town...... or bar stools!! (LOL)....... you write with some serious skills .....and some serious research into character study...... difficult to accomplish in poetry...... well conceived and REMARKABLY well conveyed poetry ~ while maintaining an immaculate rhyme scheme!!......ALL STARS!!....a pleasure my friend!!........ LOVE and ROCKETS!!.......T xo. ?☀✴✳
really cool poem liked reading it linda
Thanks so much for all your comments folks, I really appreciate your feedback and support. XO
Hey Tony, thanks so much for your appreciation. I would like to agree about my intensive research but that would be a tongue in cheek fib, in reality I am living this dream lol. I live on a well dodgy council estate and have my very own doorstep man. Unfortunately I don't have the shiny motor, smart TV, designer treads or "oat coochoor" hahahaha. I spend every day with real life characters like this and draw my inspiration from their colourful and often hilarious self imposed situations. Life is never dull in my street! There is at least one drug bust a week, several domestics involving the police, regular family gang warfare (mostly hot air and bluster) but a couple of nasty injuries and one fatal shooting!!!!!! xo
Just WOW! Amazing. Thank you for this.
Thanks Samantha, I really appreciate your comment.xo
I can relate... Might have to pay the price and get my best poetry and philosophy published in a book... It takes money to make money and that which I do not have... I might have to lay off the beer this payday lmao
Lol, unfortunately there's no glory in self publication.....? xo
Hahahahahahaha hahahahahahaha xxx and xxx