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The fall of the British empire


I am enough buttons
…….to do up your ribs

you carcass of deer, fallen in.

I am the zipper on the ski suit
…………………………..for the deer

dance with your forelegs in the air

you smart thing! I am the silken tie
…………of the kimono for the deer

…we should have been Chinese

..button up then sweetheart:
……do a little dance for me

we should have been Irish
to dance.