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who’s afraid
of the purple hair brigade?

nose pierced like
bullocks at the market?

who’s afraid
of the purple hair brigade

branded with tattoos
a rainbow coloured heart

who’s afraid
of the purple hair brigade?

snorting with intent
like a badger in the fog

who’s afraid
of the purple hair brigade?

beastly be thy fate
fodder of ‘be kind’

we must laugh back
at the madness of collective
‘ism & ides
of ‘eology & march
& rock their paddleboat
they come for your jokes
offence is only ever
taken with both hands – oh …

who’s afraid
of the purple hair brigade?

stand or leapfrog
over their overtures

who’s afraid
of the purple hair brigade?

sod their bollox
& current thing death cults

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