Have u a spare nut
By Wart
Published 3 October 2023
Have u a spare nut
4 my blot
for my bolt
4 my rot
for my blot
have you a spare nut for my bolt
I have a nut to screw
But I must tell you
I was never a screw
I was a slut
Didn’t we all
Wots yer name
Did u 4get 22
Two
Did you
Did u too
I did
I cant remember bits
I thnk its much better
Good to 4 get
I am on your side
I am
Am I
I am
Am I
Do you distort
I have distort
Scratch sniff snuff sniff
Is it
I sit
On it
I am a sitter
Hey I can walk shit larf eat cry do upping
Is it
Note: This poem was first published in Admissions: Voices within Mental Health (Upswell Publishing, 2022)
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