I heard you read
I've bought your book
Now you're giving me
That grateful look.
Followed by the assumption
I want you to sign
Not just your name
But asking for mine.
Letter by letter
I spell it out
Are you fucking mutton
I want to shout.
But what's the point
Your mistake is made
The damage is done
And I've already paid.
Dulwich Poet 27th June 2014
(I bought a book off off one of the readers at a poetry event this evening. They always ask if I want it signed, it seems rude to say no. But sometimes they then spell my name wrong in it, which is annoying, and it seems lazy on their part; though tonight he did spell it right)
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