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Jabophobia

[in the interest of peace and harmony: this is an observation on needles in general and not on Covid vaccinations] * I’ve no front teeth cos when I was twenty four I lost those teeth to a very slippy floor I’m nineteen stone and as big as I may be There ain’t no way you’re sticking needles into me I lost my leg back in nineteen ninety three A Great White Shark bit it off below the knee I bore that pain as I bled into the sea But there ain’t no way you're sticking needles into me The gash on my neck which I did when I was shaving Sure did sting but with no ranting and raving It took a while to heal up and my blood ran free But there ain’t no way you’re sticking needles into me I grew up with my fists up for my neighbourhood was rough The guns and knives (that’s just the wives) and punch ups made me tough No shank and no machete made me turn about and flee But there ain’t no way you’re sticking needles into me I haven’t any fingers on my left hand anymore They had an altercation with a spinning power saw So pain and me, you see, share familiarity But there ain’t no way you’re sticking needles into me * [Just to clarify… I’m not 19 stone (266 pounds), I do have front teeth, I have two legs, eight fingers, two thumbs and I’m not scared of needles… form an orderly queue ladies…]

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Date: 11/7/2021 6:07:00 PM
Hello Terry ... some things you can put up with and some things you won't put up with. We are turning into pin cushions though - thanks Terry - Lindsay
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Terry Flood
Date: 11/8/2021 11:26:00 AM
Only an observation on how many big burly blokes quiver at the thought of a needle. Only a bit of fun. Cheers Lindsay. Terry
Date: 11/6/2021 8:09:00 PM
Gosh, do you think that an 'orderly' with two front teeth can attract a queue of fair maidens?! lol. ~ gw
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Date: 11/8/2021 11:23:00 AM
Ah, one can only hope, Gershon. ;-) Terry
Date: 11/3/2021 12:59:00 PM
Terry, I'm still chuckling because I believed every word of your poem...really, I did...so, I'm so glad you offered the ps at the bottom! My attitude after all I've been through in 80 years is, what's a little jab here and there????? It's quick and easy and the life I save may be of someone I love.
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Date: 11/3/2021 3:48:00 PM
Hi, Milt. UK tv has become so tedious that, for Annie and I, it seems to be mostly hospital documentaries. The guy who inspired this write, looked the type that would stab you if you asked his wife the time. But no way was he having pain relief by injection. I guess it’s about the irony rather than the individual. Terry
Date: 11/3/2021 12:52:00 PM
You almost had me there Terry, I believed everything except the bit about needles, lol, the footnote is a stroke of genius, a good fun write with perhaps a little cautionary message, cheers David
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Terry Flood
Date: 11/3/2021 3:51:00 PM
Thankyou David. If Annie ever realises what a dreadful mistake she’s made and I end up on a dating site, I’ll use that footnote as my profile. Terry
Date: 11/3/2021 12:30:00 PM
very funny, terry, but unfortunately, there are so many people out there who really feel that way. still, your poem brought out a grin - your writing is a delight to read!
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Date: 11/3/2021 12:34:00 PM
No offence meant to anyone. Just an observation that sometimes the biggest toughest people are scared of the tiniest needle. As I said to Tom… this was not covid inspired. Glad you enjoyed, Ilene. Terry
Date: 11/3/2021 12:13:00 PM
Lol, but on a serious note many dying of covid wished they'd had the jab, too late then. Tom
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Terry Flood
Date: 11/3/2021 12:27:00 PM
Thanks, Tom. Actually, this was inspired not by covid, but by one of those ambulance programs in which this right ‘hard nut’ looking bloke refused point blank to have an injection. Terry
Date: 11/3/2021 12:05:00 PM
When my granddaughter went for her first innoculation, she immediately grabbed the appliance from the nurse and tossed it across the room (babies have a great grip), so she would applaud your poem!
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Date: 11/3/2021 12:30:00 PM
That I get. But the guy on tv that inspired this looked like he’d happily fight a gorilla if it looked at him funny… but no way was he getting needled. Terry
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Tom Cunningham
Date: 11/3/2021 12:11:00 PM
Lol Rico

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