Fierce fists lash out at what cannot be seen – a silent mugger, new and keen,<\/p>\n
Being fed lies and rules imprecisely<\/p>\n
Too overwhelmed to argue concisely,<\/p>\n
They just want everything to be alright,<\/p>\n
Y’know, after this fight –<\/p>\n
Justified anger has once again missed their target<\/p>\n
Vision obscured by a too-vague remark,<\/p>\n
They’re in the wrong corner and left in the dark bit…<\/p>\n
There’s nobody to trust to just be explicit<\/p>\n
Until their mate’s dad’s uncle’s neighbour<\/p>\n
Clarifies all<\/p>\n
By telling them exactly how it is<\/p>\n
Over the garden wall –<\/p>\n
You won’t be seeing him in a mask\u00a0 –<\/p>\n
How would this lot get through a war?<\/p>\n
He’s tellin’ ya – most of this lot couldn’t get through a door<\/p>\n
And all he needs to know is when – at last –<\/p>\n
Can he go on the piss?<\/p>\n
And he was right, y’know –<\/p>\n
You won’t see him in a mask –<\/p>\n
Nobody will see him in anything at all,<\/p>\n
Not on that ward –<\/p>\n
You won’t see him in a mask –<\/p>\n
Not even taking his very last gasp<\/p>\n
True to his word.<\/p>\n
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