I've been standing in this field for years <br />and I tell you I've seen a thing or two <br />yes I may wear scruffy and tatty clothes <br />but if you did this job so would you. <br />I was put here to scare away the birds <br />but they come no matter how hard I try <br />I've stood and acted all tough and macho <br />but Crows still poke me in the eye. <br />And I confess I do get really frightened <br />especially when it's dark and cold at night <br />you get to hear lots of spooky noises <br />which can give me such an awful fright. <br />It's a lonely life being a Scarecrow <br />stuck in a field year after year <br />sometimes I wish I was a human being <br />so I could watch the Football and have a beer. <br />Still at least I've got a full time job <br />and I'm outside in the fresh air <br />but I just wish I looked a bit smarter <br />and someone would come and cut my bloody hair!<br /><br />Kevin Halls<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-scarecrow-8/
