Joseph

A religious poem about Josph from the Old Testament. The guy who got given a coat of many colours, who was thrown in a well by his brothers, sold into slavery and later became one of the most important people in Egypt.

Joseph

I hate coats!
I hate amazing, multicolored coats
That make me stand out from the crowd.
Especially if the colors are bright …
And very, very loud.
A coat’s alright in Iceland,
Where it’s often cold and grey,
But I live in the Holy Land
And it’s boiling every day.
I hate coats!

I hate dreams!
I hate day-dreams.
Especially when I see other people
Bowing down to me,
Or when I see how things work out
Throughout eternity.
A dream’s all right when it stays
Within the confines of your mind,
But once you’ve told your brothers
You will find them quite unkind.
I hate dreams!

I hate wells!
I hate dry wells that have steep sides
To keep the prisoner in,
And where a man can waste away,
Getting pale and rather thin.
A well’s all right with water,
Full of clear stuff fit to drink,
But without it they just all dry up,
And soon begin to sink.
I hate wells!

I hate brothers!
I hate all brothers!
They’re not intelligent like me,
Nor are they quite as helpful,
Or as loveable you see.
Brothers are all right as long
As they all know their place,
And as long as they don’t take up all
My money; time; or space.
I hate brothers!

I love me!
I love myself, because I’ve found,
I’m honest, pure, and true,
And because I’m quite intelligent,
And cleverer than you.
Everything within my life
Just turns out for the best,
And it’s clear as brightest day to me
I’m better than the rest.
I love me!

Aren’t I insufferable!

Dick Underwood 2009

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