I never shared a house with Nico
But neither did I advertise Sugar Puffs
Or align myself with the Honey Monster
A gummy breakfast cereal aimed at getting
Children addicted to sugar. Chances are
Some of them will never recover. Now
Think of famine in parts of Africa
Compare it to obesity, diabetes
Eating disorders unique to western cultures
The usual argument is that one negates the other
Consider this when you see fat folk eating biscuits
Babies starving, hollow-eyed and desperate
Unable to be suckled by their mothers
The death of Nico in a cycling accident on Ibiza
Everything is random
If only she’d worn a helmet
None of this might have happened
Poetry would rhyme. I’d have enough for pizza
Steven Taylor
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