Death

A Glass Half Empty

Felix Dennis
April 17, 2001
Mandalay, Mustique
Unpublished
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Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Hand me the decanter, man,
I’ll take another pull.

Stevie says that waving sets
The suckers up to drown.
Well, maybe so, but never let
The Bastards grind you down.

Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Cease you bloody banter, man,
I’ll take another pull.

Oscar says a sinner gets
To wear a thorny crown.
I wouldn’t know, but never let
The Bastards grind you down.

Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Blast your Buddhist mantra, man,
I’ll take another pull.

Oxford says who holds the nets
In silence, wins renown.
He would say so!  But never let
The Bastards grind you down.

Stands the glass half empty,
Or stands the glass half full?
Hand me the decanter, man,
I’ll take another pull!

For those who read little poetry — ‘Stevie’ is Stevie Smith; ‘Oscar’ is Oscar Wilde, of course, and ‘Oxford’ is Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.