Monday, familiar and contemptible
Quick to anger and slow to understand
You are as proud as you are ignoble
Your flesh is common and your costume grand
You make the money changer your high priest
An ignoramus runs all of your schools
The thief who purloins from those who have least
You anoint as the author of the rules
You are too ignorant to try knowing
Each of your failures, you call a success
Perfidious, proud, pompous and preening
You are a study in worthless excess
One thing prevents you from eating all hope:
Tuesday will come; until then, we can cope
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D. J. Reddall
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Comments (7)
What a perfect way to describe Monday. Well done.
Haha, love the sass in this one! Monday gets a solid roasting here, but it's got a nice twist at the end—Tuesday swooping in like a hero!
I’ll be coping with a little more tequila for a while. Looking forward to that Tuesday, despite the hangover
Black Tuesday? Let's remain optimistic. I, of course, have New Order in my head now for the rest of the day. Deftly done! Is this the first of 2025?
Oooo, I learnt a new word from you today, ignoble. Loved your poem!
Ooh, this is so poignant and cleverly done!
The imagery of "money changer" and "the theif" was clever! Oustanding work, DJ! 💌🌟