Brother

"Brother

What, you travelled for an hour

and waited for another

just to see your brother?

We don’t know what it is

we don’t know why it came

but we’ll treat him

just the same

These marvellous drugs will serve as glue

electric shock is helpful too

we’ll return him as good as new

he’ll do, he’ll do

We’ll slot in the authority-

forget the cause and trial-

no need for any therapy,

it’s all down in his file

We’ll gather up the fragments of

his fractured personality

we’ll stick them back together

but please do face reality

True, his eyes are glazed

there’s a tick on his cheek

but he’s quite normal now,

just meek, just meek

There’s no need for talk-

yes, there’s weight in his walk-

no reading or writing or thinking

Pop two if you’re sinking. "