REJECTION

'the pain of knowing that you weren't quite good enough'
to steal a line from my own discography
today i have been doubly spurned
i am persona non grata
little davey no mates
my incisive line of questioning
will not be illuminating pan or armour
nor am i destined to be
the new camp pains support worker
at brum fiends of the erf

my carefully preped questions for mr cameraman

fall dejectedly by the wayside:

did ya marry her for her looks or her money?

how were the hols on yer father-in-law's yacht?

bet ya felt a right plonker about the bike n chauffeur incident?

(and that was just the friendly warm-up banter

before the cameras started rolling!)

worse
my fledgling environmental career lies in tatters
gatecrashed by young pretenders half my age
who have already amassed enough relevant experience
to see off this mangy panther...
now that's how yer fireseed could be feeling
the mangy panther sulking and licking his wounds
but what has experience taught me
if not the importance of equanimity?
do not let a setback break your spirit
for perhaps it is not a setback at all
but a useful stepping stone across life's rapids
que sera
whatever will bee will bee
this time i have not achieved my goals
i will not be going to wembley
but i have learnt valuable lessons
gandhi encouraged us to cherish the achievements of others
for as others flourish so do we
the success of others inspires us to better ourselves...
btw
almost forgot
i've got a gig this weekend at a barbie queue
yer fave blogger acoustic n intimate
unplugged n unfussed
at the martineau gardens edgbaston
in aid of transition city birmingham
there'll be one or two golden oldies
a smattering of new numbers
including 'icarus'
hot off the fretboard
and the odd cover or two
watch this space for a review