HOMETOWN ‘PLUNGER’.<br />
<br />
You’ve seen those plungers used for sinks<br />
that unblock drains and stop the stinks.<br />
Well now it seems, I’ve one of those<br />
stuck on my side beneath my clothes.<br />
<br />
I have this nightmare of these ‘plungers’<br />
for that’s the image that it conjures.<br />
It’s like one’s stuck upon my skin<br />
and sucking out all that’s within.<br />
<br />
In my hometown when this thing came<br />
it made me hang my head in shame.<br />
Its rotten, pungent, stinky smell<br />
would often make me feel unwell.<br />
<br />
By now I’m sure you might have guessed<br />
about this thing beneath my vest.<br />
This nearly-plunger’s such a drag<br />
it really is a shit-filled bag.<br />
<br />
The stoma that it sits upon<br />
is like a great automaton.<br />
I listen to it burp and spit<br />
and know there’s no controlling it.<br />
<br />
I understand that it’s not real<br />
and this is just the way I feel.<br />
I’ve tried, but can’t get used to it.<br />
I hanker for a normal shit.<br />
<br />
Some’ find theirs is tolerable<br />
to my mind, mine is horrible.<br />
I’ve had it now for several years<br />
and it’s brought me close to tears.<br />
<br />
I only hope there’ll come a day<br />
when this thing will go away.<br />
Or, if not, I hope and trust<br />
that someday I might adjust.<br />
<br />
B. Withers 2013<br />
<br />
<br><br>
<br />
You’ve seen those plungers used for sinks<br />
that unblock drains and stop the stinks.<br />
Well now it seems, I’ve one of those<br />
stuck on my side beneath my clothes.<br />
<br />
I have this nightmare of these ‘plungers’<br />
for that’s the image that it conjures.<br />
It’s like one’s stuck upon my skin<br />
and sucking out all that’s within.<br />
<br />
In my hometown when this thing came<br />
it made me hang my head in shame.<br />
Its rotten, pungent, stinky smell<br />
would often make me feel unwell.<br />
<br />
By now I’m sure you might have guessed<br />
about this thing beneath my vest.<br />
This nearly-plunger’s such a drag<br />
it really is a shit-filled bag.<br />
<br />
The stoma that it sits upon<br />
is like a great automaton.<br />
I listen to it burp and spit<br />
and know there’s no controlling it.<br />
<br />
I understand that it’s not real<br />
and this is just the way I feel.<br />
I’ve tried, but can’t get used to it.<br />
I hanker for a normal shit.<br />
<br />
Some’ find theirs is tolerable<br />
to my mind, mine is horrible.<br />
I’ve had it now for several years<br />
and it’s brought me close to tears.<br />
<br />
I only hope there’ll come a day<br />
when this thing will go away.<br />
Or, if not, I hope and trust<br />
that someday I might adjust.<br />
<br />
B. Withers 2013<br />
<br />
<br><br>