When beige was all the rage,
bright colours were kept in a cage,
where people could occasionally visit
and stare at their gaudy hue,
it was called, as you might think,
a Dangerous Colours Zoo.
The Oranges and Purples
were kept under wraps,
they were too vicious to be seen
by the ladies and chaps.
The mad and dangerous Heliotrope
was kept under lock and key,
and not even the keepers
were allowed to see he.
Anything fluorescent
or sparkling was kept,
in a darkened corner,
fed at night,
where they wept,
being in a state of inertia –
it was all for safety, you see.
they could never be seen
by a dull and dim humanity.
Graeme Sandford 