Richard Barrett
My Autobiography by Alex Ferguson
Come on horse. The excitement of the race track
Is like nothing on earth. Rah rah rah
When you reach a certain point in life what is left
Other than to buy a horse? I believe
In horse racing as in life. Yes, positive thinking can
Yield spectacular results. Get out of bed; draw back
The curtains. Don’t say fed-up as fed-up is what
Teenagers say & anyway aren’t there always jobs
That need doing? Remember the 80s? Whole days
Spent sitting in industrial sized tubing waiting
For something to happen. We’ve come a long way
Since then. I believe if you ask the universe for
What you want – and if you’ve lived a decent life
The universe will deliver (usually). Come on; finish
Ing lines mean winners & in the race of life there are
Only winners and losers. Don’t smoke; train hard
Depressed Vampires
Poor me. Begin every poem by showing the reader
Where the poem will go
And what the poem will be about
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