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Nah, You're Alright

Submitted by Janine on 06 May 2023 at 17:16

I'd rather do a highland fling
Or tie my nipples up with string
Impale my buttock on a spring
I'd rather do most anything
Than pledge allegiance to a king

I'd risk the wrath of Merciless Ming
Or face what fierce tornados bring
I'd rather drape myself in bling
Or swallow insects on the wing
Than pledge allegiance to a king

I'd rather fall from a garden swing
Or pierce my lips with a hornet sting
I'd rather choke on a wedding ring
Or live in bogs where crawdads sing
Than pledge allegiance to a king

I'd rather drown in a thermal spring
Or join a protest in Beijing
Go ten rounds in a boxing ring
Or leave a party in full swing
Than pledge allegiance to a king

Or any unelected thing
I'll never bow down to a king

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