Twopence Poems | Examples

So Spake Simple Simon

So Spake Simple Simon  
Is it right and proper to treat us fools so bad?
We are but simple souls, not completely mad.
This world is but a complex place full of traps and snares
That can catch us all out if we’re taken unawares 

Even Kings and courtiers find themselves caught out 
So, what chance do we have who know next to nought 
We are so often laughed at as we try to understand 
Why it is that others have all the wealth and land 

And when we ask for twopence for to buy some food
We are told we’re stupid and we’re not doing any good
And when we would go fishing so very far from sea 
We practice in a bucket. It made such sense to me 

And as for seeking plums for to make some jam
Whilst I was a searching, I was chased by a ram 
That landed me in thistles; not pleasant you’ll agree 
All that was in the larder was dry bread for my tea. 

I could go on for ever about injustice and ill use
How those who care not for others avoid the truth 
Who only see the world through their selfish eyes 
People who are less fortunate are those they despise.