Poem: Walk of Life

A poem about the worst Dire Straits song, and the worst time I ever heard it.

It’s the worst song by Dire Straits
and maybe the worst song….ever?
At the concert, in 1991, at the height
or our Knopfler fandom, my mate said
if they played Walk of Life he was off.
Second song of the nigh, that jarring,
infernal, obnoxious synth line kicks in -
and he’s gone! My mate ditches me,
leaves me lost and alone in the crowd.

Two songs later, he taps me
on the shoulder, full commitment
to the bit. Says, “So, how was it? As bad
as we’ve always said?”
I asked him where he went. He just
laughed and said, “I took a walk…”