Hi,

Hot off the press - a new one piece which will be appearing in the forthcoming SINGLES FILE collection later in the year. It's mostly silly, but kind of sad too and is called THE STAND-UP CHAMELEON. It'll also be appearing in the new Mouse of Commons novels; GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS THROWS IT ALL AWAY.

I hope you enjoy it...

Paul xx

THE STAND-UP CHAMELEON…
(20/07/07)

The stand-up chameleon,
He just merges in…
A beer-sozzled comedian,
His tail soaked in gin…
He's a pun-pulling purveyor…
Of words drenched in mirth…
But he's lost in the background…
He's been like that since birth…


The stand-up chameleon,
Cast adrift in the crowd…
When he needs to stand out…
And be verbose and loud!
When he needs to be noticed…
Seems he simply gets lost…
And no-one is laughing…
Such a terrible cost…


The stand-up chameleon,
He’d like to shine bright…
To stand out on the stage…
Maybe ten feet in height,
But he’s just more of the same…
Not too show-biz nor grand…
Seems the worst comment he gets,
Is that he’s totally bland!


The stand-up chameleon,
Just ain’t funny enough!!
His words cobbled together…
And a bit off the cuff!
He tries wearing a wig…
Even sticks out his tongue…
For crimes committed to comedy,
He may one day be hung!!


The stand-up chameleon,
He won’t get no applause…
The bears in the crowd…
They will not clap their paws…
The laughter won’t come…
It won’t rattle the rafters…
He’s just melting away…
Won’t qualify for the BAH-FTAs!


The stand-up chameleon,
He meekly blends in…
He must sometimes wonder -
Why he ever went in -
For this lifestyle of laughter….
To this giggle starved place…
The only thing folk find funny -
Is his sad ugly face…