Fragile

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from the ABC set A Collection of Nothing In Particular

It’s fragile; not like packages nowadays,
I mean fragile like fragile used to mean fragile.
I don’t mean throw it in the back of the van
Like everything’s fragile –
I mean, ‘this will break if you throw it in the van’.

‘This way up’ – see? I can read upside down,
Orientation – today’s orientation;
Since Tetris, it has meant something else.
Since money was tight,
It’s like everything’s the wrong way up.

I need it there quickly please,
Put your foot down like you used to.
What do you mean limited to 63 miles per hour?!
Fuel economy? Oh, I see,
It seems rules were not made to be broken.

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