'I want a curry in a hurry' <br />Said the man in the big car <br />'I think I’m going to Glasgow <br />Can you tell me is it far? <br />I forgot my AA route map <br />And brought the Koran instead <br />It’s a hard life being a terrorist <br />But I’ll be worshipped when I’m dead' <br />‘Ahah’ said the young waiter <br />‘Are you really one of them, <br />Who give their life up for the cause <br />Where will you strike and when? ’ <br />With his nan and his samosas <br />He just smiled a knowing way <br />‘Ah ‘God is great and bountiful <br />Now I must be on my way’ <br />‘But we have some tempting specials’ <br />Said the young and waiting man <br />‘Well maybe I’ll be tempted’ <br />And he ordered two and not just one <br />The route to Glasgow was explained <br />He now knew all the roads <br />And then he went to drive to there <br />With his incendiary load <br />He went outside the restaurant <br />He stood in shock and quaked in fear <br />The big car he’d arrived with in <br />Was no longer there - or even near <br />‘The bloody things been stolen’ <br />He screamed up at the sky <br />‘Now what on earth do I do’ <br />‘Oh why oh why oh why’ <br />‘Who can you trust these godless days’ <br />He wailed as if possessed <br />‘I will not be a martyr now’ <br />He was in serious distress <br />The young waiter was upset for him <br />Than had a sudden thought <br />‘Tell me, sir, that car of yours <br />Was it rented, leased or bought? ’ <br />'I bought it outright with some cash’ <br />Not rented nor on lease’ <br />‘Then, sir, let me suggest to you <br />You speak to the police.’<br /><br />David Keig<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-dilatory-terrorist/
