I keep going/don’t stop/

never give in/never surrender/never accept/never pretender

could have/should have/would have/might have/but didn’t -

shouldn’t/couldn’t/wouldn’t/so didn’t/don’t regret that

was told how I was/would be/should be/and could be

and told how I Am/and given a leaflet/and a plastic smile

but aren’t/can’t/and shan’t/

and fucking won’t.

was told what I can do/and can’t do/

what shan’t do/and won’t do

what is and isn’t Real/

what is and isn’t Possible/

and that I Can’t (once more for good measure).

Me -

I just ignore the ignorant/reject the rejecters

psych out the psychiatrists/and out psych the psycho’s?

bullshit the bullshitters/annihilate the anal-ysts

and keep on keeping on/anyway I can.

Nig Adams © J          9^th June 2000