you're a freak.
of nature and of humanity
you are a sin
to the order and beauty
of the universe.

the students, all qualified doctors
gasp in astonishment
at the ungodly curvature of my spine
and it seems
that I possess the backbone
of a hulking, great ogre
and have for my whole life
walked and moved
as such.

well shit,
I thought
I was pretty
fucking
graceful.

I feel like I am
melting
from the inside
out.
and sneezing. always sneezing.
fucking hayfever.

Drew Exell - 2010

every time my mind
thinks
I am invincible
my body is there
to remind me
that I am
not.

Drew Exell - 2010

like all good pieces of clothing,
utterly pointless
but
undeniably cool
if you've got
the balls
to wear them.

Drew Exell - 2010

despite owning
a perfectly good watch
of my own
I prefer to try and get
the time
from other people's
without them noticing.
I don't know why
but it's just
more fun
this way.

Drew Exell - 2010

people with
the same headphones as me
are my kind
of people.

Drew Exell - 2010

do not
under any circumstances
try to write
meaningful poems
when drunk.
it just doesn't work

Drew Exell - 2010

one of the many reasons

Moleskine notebooks 

are so damn fabulous

is the 20 or so

detachable pages

at the back

for throw-away notes 

or maybe even love

letters.

but they don't detach

easily

no sir,

they don't.

Drew Exell - 2010

irrationality was a sin

pretty much every last person

on the planet

would be going

straight

to hell

Drew Exell - 2010

enjoy your beer

and don't think

of cigarettes.

savour your food

and don't think

of cigarettes.

admire the wallpaper

if you have to

just don't think

of cigarettes!

Drew Exell - 2010