{"id":3720,"date":"2020-09-28T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2020-09-28T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:30:12","slug":"200928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/spp\/2020\/09\/28\/200928\/","title":{"rendered":"200928"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/stickpersonpoetry.com\/images\/2020\/200928.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>200928<br \/>\nOffaly is awful<\/p>\n<p>Midlands driving never a blast<br \/>\nMidlands driving gets old real fast<br \/>\nI drove there once, it&#8217;s not for me<br \/>\nSo much turf, all I can see<br \/>\nMidland days feckin&#8217; away to oh fuck those Midland drives<br \/>\nWelly, welly, welly boots<br \/>\nTullamore, Tullamore<br \/>\nWhere is Ballinagar?<br \/>\nTullamore, Tullamore<br \/>\nAthlone or Mullingar?<br \/>\nI drove through there, missed the off ramp<br \/>\nNeeded to wee, my pants got damp<br \/>\nI kept driving to Longford town<br \/>\nNo luck there, no one around<br \/>\nMidland fun? Never begun oh fuck those Midland drives<br \/>\nWelly, welly, welly boots<br \/>\nTullamore, Tullamore<br \/>\nWhere can you get a bite?<br \/>\nTullamore, Tullamore<br \/>\nOr a place for the night?<br \/>\nGot to Sligo, the N4 ends<br \/>\nTold the Midlands, we can&#8217;t be friends<br \/>\nThere and then, I made a vow<br \/>\nWon&#8217;t be back, no way no how<br \/>\nMidland trips are all bullshit and fuck those Midland drives<\/p>\n<button class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\" data-rvtts-action=\"speak\" data-rvtts-text=\"200928 Offaly is awful Midlands driving never a blast Midlands driving gets old real fast I drove there once, it&#039;s not for me So much turf, all I can see Midland days feckin&#039; away to oh fuck those Midland drives Welly, welly, welly boots Tullamore, Tullamore Where is Ballinagar? Tullamore, Tullamore Athlone or Mullingar? I drove through there, missed the off ramp Needed to wee, my pants got damp I kept driving to Longford town No luck there, no one around Midland fun? Never begun oh fuck those Midland drives Welly, welly, welly boots Tullamore, Tullamore Where can you get a bite? Tullamore, Tullamore Or a place for the night? Got to Sligo, the N4 ends Told the Midlands, we can&#039;t be friends There and then, I made a vow Won&#039;t be back, no way no how Midland trips are all bullshit and fuck those Midland drives\" data-rvtts-voice=\"US English Male\"><svg class=\"rvtts-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11 0C4.92345 0 0 4.92345 0 11C0 13.2683 0.690345 15.3772 1.86621 17.1221L0.811724 21.0517L4.70345 20.0124C6.48621 21.2641 8.65586 22 11 22C17.0766 22 22 17.0766 22 11C22 4.92345 17.0766 0 11 0ZM3.99793 9.99862C3.99793 9.44483 4.44552 8.99724 4.99931 8.99724C5.5531 8.99724 6.00069 9.44483 6.00069 9.99862V12.0014C6.00069 12.5552 5.5531 13.0028 4.99931 13.0028C4.44552 13.0028 3.99793 12.5552 3.99793 12.0014V9.99862ZM8.99724 13.9966C8.99724 14.5503 8.54966 14.9979 7.99586 14.9979C7.44207 14.9979 6.99448 14.5503 6.99448 13.9966V7.99586C6.99448 7.44207 7.44207 6.99448 7.99586 6.99448C8.54966 6.99448 8.99724 7.44207 8.99724 7.99586V13.9966ZM12.0014 17.0007C12.0014 17.5545 11.5538 18.0021 11 18.0021C10.4462 18.0021 9.99862 17.5545 9.99862 17.0007V4.99931C9.99862 4.44552 10.4462 3.99793 11 3.99793C11.5538 3.99793 12.0014 4.44552 12.0014 4.99931V17.0007ZM14.9979 13.9966C14.9979 14.5503 14.5503 14.9979 13.9966 14.9979C13.4428 14.9979 12.9952 14.5503 12.9952 13.9966V7.99586C12.9952 7.44207 13.4428 6.99448 13.9966 6.99448C14.5503 6.99448 14.9979 7.44207 14.9979 7.99586V13.9966ZM18.0021 12.0014C18.0021 12.5552 17.5545 13.0028 17.0007 13.0028C16.4469 13.0028 15.9993 12.5552 15.9993 12.0014V9.99862C15.9993 9.44483 16.4469 8.99724 17.0007 8.99724C17.5545 8.99724 18.0021 9.44483 18.0021 9.99862V12.0014Z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"responsivevoice-button__label\">Listen to Poem<\/span><\/button>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=stickpersonpoet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>200928 Offaly is awful Midlands driving never a blast Midlands driving gets old real fast I drove there once, it&#8217;s not for me So much turf, all I can see Midland days feckin&#8217; away to oh fuck those Midland drives Welly, welly, welly boots Tullamore, Tullamore Where is Ballinagar? 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