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Attishoo!
during times of plague, i wonder if peeps said 'bless you' when someone sneezed! or (circa june 2015)
attishoo! attishoo! bless you
then we all dropped down dead
whilst ring-a-ring-a-roses
lay echoing in our head
a tissue a tissue
a tissue for my nose
don't want a ringing
around a bloody rose
next time someone sneezes
think of their diseases
as they fly through the air
instead of a blessing
a "fuck you!" seems fair
attishoo! attishoo! bless you
then we all dropped down dead
whilst ring-a-ring-a-roses
lay echoing in our head
a tissue a tissue
a tissue for my nose
don't want a ringing
around a bloody rose
next time someone sneezes
think of their diseases
as they fly through the air
instead of a blessing
a "fuck you!" seems fair
Published 21st Jan 2021
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27th Jun 2021 11:57am
Loved this! So clever! If I say with formality, "fuck you" the next time I hear a sneeze, I'll have your poem to blame.
29th Jun 2021 00:10am
