poem and parody

First Fig

by Edna St Vincent Millay

My candle burns at both ends;

It will not last the night;

But ah, my foes and oh, my friends -

It gives a lovely light.

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The Rah Man's Lament

by James Healy

my stick of dynamite burns at both ends 

it will not last the night

but i have infiltrated the irish trade union movement

and judiciary

and cops

and commercial and property sectors of the irish economy

and now parliament

so I do not give a shite