No Flowers Allowed No flowers allowed No notice in the papers No shame, no pain, no guilt We must eliminate All we feel Pay for ignoring him Do the right thing A donation will pale The darker shade of grey Which has become Our mock sympathy It's a damn shame We feel this way Why didn't we pay With visits and sentiments Whilst he was alive To savour the taste Of his unknown family We chose to be Like the rest of society A disabled disgrace That's why there'll be No flowers for his grave. � Elizabeth 11th April, 1996