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When There's an Astley, There's a Way

A very distracting and slightly surreal take on the Dancing with Distraction Challenge

By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago 1 min read

Do you hear the people sing?

"I hope you're not trying to earworm me"

Singing the song of angry men

"Trust me, I can fight it off..."

Reaching for your flag, are you?

"Actually, I'm reaching for ear plugs"

Cool story, but I'm not buying it

There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes

"I am completely immune to all earworms"

Okay, but I'm never going to give you up

"Never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you - oh you ass!"

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Thanks for reading!

Author's note, I guess: I have other ideas I am still working on for the Dancing with Distractions Challenge, as I love Acrostics. Anyone that knows me will know this, so thank you Vocal!

However, as an antidote to the serious amount of self-reflective and darker poems and pieces I've posted recently, I wanted to do something wacky.

It is what it is.

Here are a couple of other pieces you might like to check, if you have time and inclination:

You can also take a look at the rest of my work here.

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About the Creator

Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

The Accidental Poet - Poetry Collection out now!

Streams and Scratches in My Mind coming soon!

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