Indigenous

Rat tailed & Juvenile of complexion
they’ve got a hand in the Drum satchel
Fish’en out the fragrant Thatch of corporate Nicotine
blatant arrogance of Denial, no Influence of Almighty or Oldfella here

strait from the fresh food Woolie’z off licence
Woolie of complexion fresh out of creekbed fore’shore
Twizt the top on the Crown, bottom shelf deal Mc William’z qualitive Beverage
Neck’en it, first splash go’z strait on the asphalt Mark’en territory supposedly

Speak easy, although from a different language group
drug house source of dizcontent & move along dovetail’z to walkabout
Transient nature of no consequence, if Canning Stock Route iz Alive with Hiatus
corporate & political poison’z, bridge Structure of artisticness would suffice

intervention completely bottlenecked by Gatekeeper’z
Who sez the colonization is ova
to be born here
don’t mean you
come down in
the last shower

Neil J Pattinson (Western Australia)

CHOCOLATE teapot

I’ve a Little Communist
I’ve a Little Capitalist
       Battling Away inside of me
       I Believe the Capitalist is
       Reining Supreme
       (in a Defeatist type of Manner)
Whilst Being Bitch Slapped by the Muse
       I become aware the only Capitol I possess
       is the Ability to
       Rise Early &
       Stay up Late
Simultaneously, Randomly
       being told I have to be Mindful of Burnout
       So as the Flame Grows
       Weaker & Dim’s
       Poised Above it
I’m a Chocolate teapot



Neil J Pattinson (Western Australia)

Statistic'z

Statistic’z on’ a (de) Template’z
(Multiple Choice Question’z)

(1)
     - Have Yo Ever, CLAIMED / INSURANCE/ (FRAUD)?
        (yes)(no)(maybe)(not sure)(Absolutely Not)(Possibly)
(2)
     - Have Yo Ever, Sustained A Workplace Injury?
        (yar)(na)(Ideally)(Presumably)(Supposedly)(Err)
(3)
     - Have Yo Ever, made a Worker’z Compensation Claim?
        (yaa)(ne)(Allegedly)(Don’t Know)(Let Me See)(Um)
(4)
     - Waz Your Mother, Your Biological Berth Giver?
        (yea)(nu)(All Of The Above)(I HOPE S0)
(5)
     - Have Yo Ever, Sought Workplace Legal Advice?
        (yer)(na)(Have I)(Did I)(Am I)(Was I)(Can I)(Can 1)
(6)
     - Do you Feel, you Have the Opportunity, to Question?
        - - - - - - -, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , !!!!!!!!!!!!!!?
(7)
     - Have Yo Ever, Had A FRONTAL LABOTAMY?!!?
        (yes)(no)(What)(DER)(Jiz I Doh Know)
(8)
     - D’ya Have A Clue What Any Of Thiz Iz ABOUT?!!?


Neil J Pattinson (Western Australia)

Haar-cooo: Incarcerated

I gaze from Train windows

same as

the Multiply Incarcerated

Haar-cooo: Corporate World

• Corporate World - Exploits Me?

• Exploit ME! - Corporate World.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

• Government Department - Embraces Me?

• Embrace ME! - Government Department.

Neil J Pattinson (Western Australia)

Handbag Economy

My Partner & I,
Split Up Over a, “Fricin” Hand Bag?!!?

They Argued,
    They Said,
    They Will Not Be Told.
    (Dictated 2 / Manipulated / Controlled)
    Over The Ownership of a,
    Hand Bag?!!?

I Said, It’z Not the “Hand Bag”
    I Have A Problem With.
    The Need, It’z The
    Absolute, Incessant,
Anal Retentive,
Compulsive,
NEED.
For The Hand “Fricin” Bag?!!?

I Said,
    Working Yourself Into,
    A Frenzy,
    The Ground,
An Early Grave,
Just for the Ownership.
(To Possess, Seek Out & Gain)
The, Hand “Fricin” Bag?!!?

I Said, So That’z Alright,
    We can Part Company,
    (Go our Separate Way’z)
    You’ll Always’z Have For Company,
    You’re “Fricin”, The Bloody, Hand, Damn, Bag?!!?

(Juzt A Thought Aside)
    Wouldn’t It Be Great if the World’z
    Economy Waz Based on Hand Bag’z.
    No More Petroleum,
    No More Car’z.
    No More Drug’z
    Or Weapon’z Of Mass Control?!!?
(Back to the poetry)

I Said, It’z Alright.
    The Hand Bag Will (Certainly)
    Keep U Busy Enough (I Mean)
    You’ll B Need’n to Travel (Back)
    To Place of Purchase (The Shop)
At Least 3 Consecutive Weekend’z?!!?

To Settle On,
    Correct Design,
    Fashion, Style, (Exchange)
    Trend, (Refund)
Of The,
    “Fricin”
     HAND
     “Fricin”
    BAG?!!?


Neil J Pattinson (Western Australia)

A graphic by our featured poet

An artwork by our featured poet for February 2013,
Neil J Pattinson (Western Australia).