I love children's books. I'd even love to write one of my own.
But something bothers me terribly, so I'm going to have a moan.
They give us dreams & wonders and we believe! Oh how we believed!
But Dahl and Rowling, C.S.Lewis and bloody Blyton... they all decieved.
We were too young, too young to see through their lies,
To notice this gobbledygook with our naive little eyes.
I hope that this poem shows that all is not as it seems,
Though revealing these truths may crush your old dreams:
No1: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, brilliant you'll agree.
But..... noooobody ever left their empire to me.

I can't even get a fucking job in a factory, forget owning it,
The apparent river of chocolate quickly turns to shit.
And as the British chocolate industry is sold to some German Yanks,
Even the Oompah-Loompahs find themselves on the Shit River banks.
No2 is The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, a.k.a. The Narnia Tales.
I was stuck in that fucking wardrobe for 3 days! Nobody heard my wails!
Locked in a dark, dusty, coffin-like box, "I thought I was dyin'!"
"Couldn't find any White Witch, nevermind a talking bloody lion."
And what about No3. ehh? Christopher Robin & Winnie The Pooh?
For whom honey is in endless supply, but far, far too dear for me or you.
Next No4. Treasure Island, one of the best yarns ever told.
Bullshit. There ain't no treasure chest cramed full with gold.
Instead of a map, pirates have machine guns instead,
Then they e-mail your relatives & put a price tag on your head.
No5. Around The World In Eighty Days?
Not a chance, not with these delays.
You're lucky if your plane even gets of the ground.
Double lucky if there's no exploding backpack sound.
Harry Potter is No.6, the half-blood twat,

Okay he goes to magic school... but after that?
Unemployment figures are bleak, it's grim news for all.
For any job I reckon, even the wizards must have to beg & crawl.
Talking of unemployment, reminds me of the rising cost of living.
Which leads onto No.7, a book every kid's been given.
The Greedy Bastard Caterpillar, who in fairness gets his 5-a-day,
But not once does he finish a meal & then offer to pay.
He just goes around eating plums, pickles & melon,
Then turns into a butterfly. He's a bloody felon!
"Arrest that fat c**t!! He's stolen our food!"
The message this book sends is less than good.
So think before giving your child a book to read please
Beware of the false promises, for it's not fair to tease,
Kids believe so easily, they're convinced it can be true,
But I've seen what can happen, I had a front row view.
I believed I could be like Peter Pan, No.8
I put on my green tights. I thought, "I look bloody great."

I thought if I could fly I would meet my Wendy,
But now my damn back is all crooked & bendy.
I fucking fell in the garage, right off the highest rafter,
So you see, not everyone really lives happily ever after.