January 20, 2013
Poem No 4: How to kill Narrative Tension in The Hobbit, Or BRING ON THE EAGLES!

I’ve just seen the movie ‘The Hobbit’ and I think Peter Jackson sent the Director’s cut reel to the cinema chains by mistake. But more importantly: Gandalf and his fucking eagles ruin everything. Here is a poem about that:

Gandalf doesn’t know how 

To fill out his tax returns.

The deadline is upon him

All seems lost.

Gandalf sighs. ‘fuck it,’

He says, ‘BRING ON THE EAGLES//

—-

Gandalf was outbid

At the last minute on Ebay

Fuck it, he says, there is

No God. BRING ON THE EAGLES

—-

GANDALF IS SAT

 ON THE PEAK

OF A MIGHTY MOUNTAIN

Gandalf is in a nursery school in Crouch End

His is in a sandbox. He is six. Break time is over

he will not go to back in. Ms Gwenivere’s

Threatening a firm smacking. BAD MOVE.

BRING ON THE EAGLES//

—-

GANDALF has been on hold for

Possibly an hour ( ten minutes)

Gandalf isn’t sure who he hates more:

O2 customer service or Adele

He knows he needs his phone, but right now

He is more certain than ever no one

 ever really needs

Adele, really though.

BRING ON THE EAGLES.

—-

Gandalf farted in the cinema

AlthoughiIt was loud, no one reacts

However, Gandalf is self conscious

There can be no witnesses

BRING ON THE EAGLES.

—-

Gandalf got home after a cracking night out

Front door//oh shit//don lost my keys.

Maybe He could knock and

maybe his Flatmate Saruman

Could open for him. Or maybe he could smash

The door down. Gandalf does not think this

Through. BRING ON THE EAGLES.

—-

Gandalf is amongst the mob at HMV

‘it’s a ten pound voucher’ he says

‘Season one of the wire’ he pleads

‘nothing we can do’ the staff responds

‘BOLLOCKS’ CRIED GANDALF. YOU’LL BE SORRY

YOU’LL ALL BE SO VERY SORRY.

He tries to laugh like an eagle would

But eagles don’t laugh

—-

Gandalf just got on the phone to Cameron.

Cameron won’t budge on the NHS. Next morning

Cameron wakes up and finds a dead butterfly

On Samantha’s head.

—-

Gandalf is playing chess with Gollum

Gollum is winning.

Gandalf cant have that spreading round.

BRING ON THE EAGLES

—-

YO MY NAME IS GANDALF

GOT MY ROBE AND MY STAFF AND MY SANDALS

AND I ROAM WITH THE BEARS AND THE PANDAS

SLAP YOU IN THE FACE WITH YOUR MOM’S TAMPON

Gandalf is losing his first rap battle. Final round

And he’s run out of rhymes. Fuck it fuck it BRING ON THE EAGLES

—-

Gandalf is in bed with Legolas

They’ve been going steady for a while

 Legolas wants Gandalf to commit.

Gandalf wants to watch take me out.

Gandalf sighs, he so did love having Legolas

alive. BRING ON THE EAGLES.

—-

Today’s a good day. Sun is shining

Dogs are quiet. Gandalf is staring out

A window

Into mare street, from a flat sat above

A Korean nail shop. Smoking his pipe

Reminiscing over past adventures

He thought, yeah, why not. Go on then

BRING ON THE FUCKING EAGLES

—-

The Fellowship of the Ring politely ask if they can

Borrow Gandalf’s eagles for a quick trip to

Mordor.

Gandalf refuses.

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