Max the lad.

He had the manners of a drunk,
When sober,
The aggression of the pissed,
When fought,
The odour off an ancient
Hobo,
The contrition of a fleeting
Thought.

The wardrobe of a straight
Man trying,
The hubris of a gay man’s
Pride,
The humour of a young man
Dieing,
The anxiousness of age
Applied.

The social skills of pupils
Playing,
The arrogance of teachers
Not,
The empathy of lads
Out laying,
The ugliness of England’s
Rot.