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Pomp and Circumstance

You sachet round the aisle

Just to seek an earnest romp

You flash your crooked smile

More of your parasitic pomp

A masher and a cad

You ever prey on their desires

Take everything they had

Then put out their friendly fires

You'll laugh your life away

You're quite the jester, yes it's true 

I've just come here today

Saying, the joke my bloke's on you

No one ever calls you friend 

Nor will ever recall your name

When you reach the bitter end

You'll know you played a losing game

No mourners will be present 

Teary-eyed beside your grave

No tender reminiscent 

No fond knick-knacks left to save

Some may find it sad indeed

But, all the same, I find it just

Time to plant another seed

One more idiot in the dust

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