Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Creep

Explanatory note: may be a real person, may be made up. Maybe a bit of both.

You may not have heard of him yet
This hero on the internet
The English guy who writes cool books –
Leather jacket, bad boy looks

Or host invites you, take a stroll
Through his virtual goldfish bowl
Buy the tee-shirt, walk the walk
Marvel at his table talk

His life's entirely free of trouble
His manner's easy, like his stubble
The modest guy who won the race:
“Right now my novel's in first place”

His accent's vaguely American
He'll reply to you, if he can
His meekness is a handy pose
He's a wolf-man in sheep's clothes

Behind his charming smile, a sneer –
Another prize, another year
“Yesterday, we bought a rug.
My cat is sleeping.” God how smug

His blog and website are his life
His perfect kids, his perfect wife
Millions choose to peer inside
Mass adulation feeds his pride




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