The Mill

Reuben Whitehouse
Author: Reuben Whitehouse
Word Count: 153
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The Mill

A window into the past

The Mill belongs to the following groups:

Melbourne & Victoria

We used to get together to worship
And give the Devil a fat lip
Chat and flirt and munch and sip;
Trouble was a major blip

The leading man was often agip
He would roll and spoil and the girls he would tip
The younger of us would rarely slip
And magic words from on high he would tip

Christ Jesus my God I’m glad I’m out of that
From all the bullshit regurgitation that the ministers spat
I ran away and spent Sundays and Thursdays in my flat
Alone, with books and beer, and sometimes by the river I sat

So let’s see; let’s think; where am I now?
Is it better or worse? Does it matter anyhow?
Am I less likely to have a freakin’ cow, anytime I curse or get drunk with a ‘POW!’?

Fuck no, not me! Yes, you got it: today I am FREE!

  • pamelap

    pamelap

    Written with great clarity … knowledge and reality we should always reach for – very powerful, grounding – love the last stanza…feet down and looking straight ahead. Good write.

  • Reuben Whitehouse

    Reuben Whitehouse

    Wow thanks!

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escape, life, poem and worship