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Obtainng A Food Parcel In 1992
the social security social worker says:
why do you want a food parcel?/ because
i am a scumbag you reply/ i am the absolute
scum of the earth/ they seemed to be
satisfied by this so I obtained a
referal/ & Saint Vincent Depaul asks:
have you been here before?/ & you reply:
yes/ & they say: when?/ & you say: often/
& before they ask why you reply: because
i am a scumbag/ this will get you a loaf
of white bread/ beef flavoured noodles/
frozen peas/ half a brown cabbage/ baked
beans/ frozen ribs (not for the dogs)/
white sugar wrapped in brown paper/ two
teabags & vegemite/ don't eat it all at
once/ because we only hand out food
parcels three times a year/ (well thank
the Salvos for that)/ or no we cannot
give out cash/ but feel free to browse
amongst the clothes racks/ & how about
this nice green scarf to wrap around
your neck/ & here you can have this
brown pair of slacks & this orange
cardigan/ it's a bit small & it's got
buttons missing/ but you need to lose a
bit of weight & beggars can't be choosers | 
