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Call Me Ishmael

The measure of a man
Is not tattoos or scars.
It is not a string of broken hearts
Neither is it his own.
It is not the cut of the clothes he wears
Or the texture of his hands.
It is not what others say concerning him
Or even what he says about himself.
It is not what knowledge he has learnt
Or even such literature as he can quote.
It is not his integrity
Nor his detachment.
No, it is none of these.
The measure of a man
Is what he does when no one is looking.



Heaven's Just A Sin Away

In a perfect world
on my way home from the pub
I would see;
a fight,
a vomiting teenager,
a stand up pair of shoes in the street,
a blow job taking place,
and a crying girl.
Of late
there's been a dearth of weeping women.
I live in Stoke Newington
which is far from perfect.
Even for one as easily pleased as I.