A Fiver
A Poem About the High Prices in Comic Con
A fiver can get you
a book without an ending.
It will never be sad, but it will never be happy.
Cliffhangers after cliffhangers
are a bookworm's arch nemesis.
A fiver can get you
some sparkling trinkets.
They're made by the artist's hand,
and they're blessed by the artist's soul.
A fiver can get you
Chinese teddy bears
whom enjoy drink and drugs,
and being cute about it.
A fiver can get you
Shit and sugar latte
with Japanese schoolgirls
and American superheroes.
A fiver can get you
octopus balls
dressed in batter
and mayonnaise
A fiver can get you
2 cans of soda.
Alas these conventions
are ever so pricey.
A fiver can get you
a fluffy little pen,
a couple of rainbow flannels,
and vibrant stationery.
A fiver can get you
some things, but not others
More often more pennies are needed.
If in doubt, blame Brexit!
About the Creator
Chloe Gilholy
Former healthcare worker and lab worker from Oxfordshire. Author of ten books including Drinking Poetry and Game of Mass Destruction. Travelled to over 20 countries.
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