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A Fiver

A Poem About the High Prices in Comic Con

By Chloe GilholyPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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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!

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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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