The Doctor's Sense of Humour

Stevie was a city boy, 
He wore an old school tie, 
His life was full of sex and booze 
And other things you buy. 

He occupied a penthouse 
That overlooked the Thames 
And plastered it with modern art 
To overawe his friends. 

But one night in a taxi home 
When chatting to the cabby 
The latter asked our hero 
Whether he was really happy. 

Now Stevie wasn't prone to 
Letting others take the piss, 
So he smashed the cabby's lights 
And drove his car into a ditch. 

But the violence didn't kill 
The mem'ry of the thing he'd said; 
"Are you really happy?" was 
Still buzzing round his head. 

So he popped along to Harley Street 
With his philosophic woe, 
Slipped a doctor fifty quid 
And screamed 'I need to know!' 

The doctor nodded kindly and 
Reached under the desk, 
From where he raised a felling axe 
And chopped off Stevie's legs. 

While tarring up the stumps the 
Doctor said 'You might feel crappy, 
But you'll have a clearer mind when 
Someone asks you if you're happy.'
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Soares-Anselmi Avatar
February 21, 2014 at 4:55 PM
Well I didn't see that coming!! Great poem. I also want to thank you for your comment on mine "crazy came knocking"
Watson Avatar
February 17, 2014 at 2:06 PM
Quite brilliant . Flows like wine. Thank you for sharing.
Frankel Avatar
February 17, 2014 at 4:11 PM
cheers Darren, thanks very much for the nice comments
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