Poetry Annual 1998 O Y S T E R   B O Y   R E V I E W   [ 8 ]
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James Broughton
B I G   J O Y   K Y R I E
Big Joyhave mercy upon us
Deliver us from dread
from fret funk and glum
scowl sneer and fidget

Big Joyhave pity upon us
Deliver us from droop
from flinch fuss and squirm
sham shame and dither

Big Joyshed grace upon us
Deliver us from daunt
from whine whimper and pout
chafe vex and blooper

O Big Joyrescue us
from the pettythe inane
the vacuousthe mediocre
and the triumphantly stupid

 
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