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John Betjeman - Meditation on the A30

A man on his own in a car
Is revenging himself on his wife;
He open the throttle and bubbles with dottle
and puffs at his pitiful life

She's losing her looks very fast,
she loses her temper all day;
that lorry won't let me get past,
this Mini is blocking my way.

"Why can't you step on it and shift her!
I can't go on crawling like this!
At breakfast she said that she wished I was dead-
Thank heavens we don't have to kiss.

"I'ld like a nice blonde on my knee
And one who won't argue or nag.
Who dares to come hooting at me?
I only give way to a Jag.

"You're barmy or plastered, I'll pass you, you bastard-
I will overtake you. I will!"
As he clenches his pipe, his moment is ripe
And the corner's accepting its kill. 

Credit: Reprinted with the permission of John Murray (Publishers) Ltd

Added: on July 25th, 2008 at 1:22 PM | Viewed: 6049 times | Comments (2)


Meditation on the A30 - Comments and Information

Poet: John Betjeman
Poem: Meditation on the A30

Poem of the Day on:
Dec 28 2009

Comment 2 of 2, added on August 12th, 2008 at 4:08 AM.

doesnt the road symbolize his relationship with his wife??

lola from Australia
Comment 1 of 2, added on July 25th, 2008 at 1:22 PM.

does he die at the end, also can people send me notes about it thanks :D

Alexander Bowyer from United Kingdom

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