A Poem for a Poem · 2:39am Mar 19th, 2018
Do you know Nobody? He’s my best friend,
Once befriended, we'll be friends 'till the end.
He’s right there when I wake up in my bed.
“Hey, have a nice day, Ben,” Nobody said.
Nobody and I, going out to town,
Don’t feel lonely ‘cause Nobody’s around.
We go to the shops to try some new clothes.
“Looks good,” says Nobody, keeping me close.Night-time: the club with Nobody and I,
Nobody watches me, keeps a close eye.
Nobody helps when I dance and I drink.
Nobody’s there when I struggle to think.
I don’t feel lonely, cos Nobody’s there,
They walk me home while I’m walking on air.
When we both get back, I don’t feel alone.
Don’t need my phone, do I? Nobody’s home.Nobody helps me when I go to work.
Nobody helps me feel less like a berk.
Nobody needs to – I used to be shit –
And they don't force me to sort out that shit.
Nobody makes me feel quite alright.
Nobody's helping me sit down and write.Nobody’s there when I turn out the light.
Nobody’s there, and I think that’s just right.
For real though.
I was going to post my blog an hour ago, then Pear ping'd me with this and a :fire: emoji
and I felt so blown out of the water I spent an hour just going nah I can't post this now, not after this
But then I realized if I posted it anyway, I could force Pear to post his when he wouldn't otherwise because of peer pressure.
So there's that story.
Here's another, more cheerful one:
🍐 I really love these! Fabulous work, and please keep this up, even when Nobody is there!
The first one was really clever, and reminded me of an Emily Dickinson piece, perhaps you were inspired by it? I really love the last line.
Also, is 'berk' an actual word?
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'Berk' is a piece of very British slang, meaning 'idiot'. And thank you! It means a lot.
I love this for all the wrong reasons.
The Nobody one is amazing, but the one you wrote here:
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is so clever in so many ways that it's almost infuriating. You made us all look like fools, man. Cheers, because wow.
Very nice.
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Well TIL