Short Ratatat Poems

When our ears all flap as fast as that

And our noses twitch as quick as this

Giving our laps a rambunctious slap

With fingertips that dance in bliss

As toes Ratatat tap this simple fact

Belly aching in its laugh

Then we will see where we're all at

Is knee deep in our happiness...

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A black man plucks
a machine gun’s ratatat and a Huey’s blade thwop
“Oh say can you seeeeeeeeeeee….” echoes 
A cursing, sacrilegious rendition…….
“by the dawns early light …………The crowds writhe.
“bombs bursting in air………….
a napalm scream 
into the reality of Jimi’s throng.
“o’er the land of the free………”...

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going back to my pillow
not the ads on TV
I have no pain no gain

just a siesta waiting for fresh direct
delivery a slice of pizzas
and tapenade on toast

so erect for my age
will use the olive oil
and scratch my back

very basic just talk their language
and they will bring the oil
to share around the bloke

brushing my teeth a conundrum
ratatat the tuba for a parade
of mint and hydro peroxide...

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