Every poem needs a tube train

What are you reading Joe

A book of poetry

I found it on a Liz Line train over the weekend

What is in in the book

Poems Poems

Sarky

There is one poem written by a chap who is not really considered a poet

Who is that

Spike Milligan

I did not know that he wrote poetry

I only came across this poem

As the previous owner saw fit to vandalise the page

How did they do that

With a black marker

Why

Search me

Is there much left

Only the title and the first two stanzas

The poem is called

Look at all those monkeys

Jumping in their cage

Why don’t they all go out to work

And earn a decent wage

How can you say such silly things

And you a son of mine

Imagine all the monkeys travelling on

The Morden to Edgware line

I once became lost in Morden Joe
I was born in Edgware Josie

I am your sister Joe
I am your brother Josie

Are any of the other poems vandalised Joe

No

It is a rather queer occupation

Buying a book of poetry

It might have been stolen

And vandalising just one poem

Have you any ideas Joe

As many as you have Josie

What are you going to do with the book

I am going to hide it on the shelves of

Where

Ware

 Islington Public Library I think

Why Islington and not Ware

Because we live in Ipswich

We do not live in Ipswich

Really

Just look out of the window

What do you see

Ipswich

Then we must live in Ipswich

What do you have in your other hand Joe

A pair of knickers that once belonged to a policewoman

They are rather large

She was a fat policewoman

Why are they in your possession

She gave them to me

Whatever for were you fucking her

I make it a rule not to fuck fat policewomen

Joe

Josie

This is a very silly if not stupid poem

So it is

I insist that you vandalise it