A Puppy Called Puberty by Adrian Mitchell It was like keeping a puppy in you A secret puppy you weren’t allowed Not even your best friend or your You wanted to pat him stroke him c All the time but you weren’t suppo
Death Is Smaller Than I Thought by Adrian Mitchell My Mother and Father died some ye I loved them very much. When they died my love for them Did not vanish or fade away. It stayed just about the same,
To Whom It May Concern (Tell Me Lies About Vietnam) by Adrian Mitchell I was run over by the truth one da Ever since the accident I’ve walk So stick my legs in plaster Tell me lies about Vietnam. Heard the alarm clock screaming wi 1
Especially When It Snows by Adrian Mitchell especially when it snows and every tree has its dark arms and widespread h full of that shining angelfood especially when it snows
Back in the Playground Blues by Adrian Mitchell I dreamed I was back in the playg Yes I dreamed I was back in the p Well the playground was three mile It was broken black tarmac with a Broken black dusty tarmac with a h 1
Telephone by Adrian Mitchell Telephone told me that you were de Now I hate every telephone’s stup I’d rather sit here turning to a b Than pick up any snake of a teleph 1
Sorry Bout That by Adrian Mitchell Truth is a diamond A diamond is hard You don’t exist Without a Barclaycard Sorry bout that
Human Beings by Adrian Mitchell look at your hands your beautiful useful hands you’re not an ape you’re not a parrot you’re not a slow loris 2
Beattie Is Three by Adrian Mitchell At the top of the stairs I ask for her hand. O.K. She gives it to me. How her fist fits my palm, A bunch of consolation.
Song in Space by Adrian Mitchell When man first flew beyond the sky He looked back into the world’s bl Man said: What makes your eye so Earth said: The tears in the ocea Why are the seas so full of tears? 2
Maria Basile
3 monthsLovely, I just heard Helena Bonham Carter read this as one of her favorites, and sent it to my love, who I will not be able to see until after COVID-19 quarantine, then found this site. Many thanks, for writing this poem...and sharing it here!