Paris drew on
the thousand ships
and burned the ancient world<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I
take a coin
for the trolley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking for bananas
just between
green and yellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read the sugar content
of yoghurt
Do you really need those<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gumboots it’s still
summer
and something small for <\/p>\n\n\n\n
lunchboxes PUT THOSE
CHIPS DOWN
you say you like capsicum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But you never eat it
And yes, fine, you can have
the gumboots my darling, my darling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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