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The Scent of a Man

from Seduction by The Sedatives

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The Scent of a Man

There’s an unpleasant odour of “man” in the air:
of potting shed, porno and brilliantined hair,
of slugs and of snails and masculine hunk
and bravado and bullshit and a slight hint of spunk
and tobacco, brown velvet, malingering shame
and sweat from playing the one-up-manship game.

So let’s distil and bottle and aerosolise
and praise this perfume of man to the skies
and to make it attractive to every dame
we’ll give this essence a rough and tough name like “Brute”
No, you can’t do that - it’s already been done:
and besides...it’s aggressive. Here, I’ve got one......
How about “Boor”

There’s a pungent stink of masculine pride
and arrogance rising like scum on a tide
and oil and swarf and bricks and mortar
and fear and regret for the things that they ought to
have done for their parents and children and kin
but were too busy working to even begin

So let’s distil and bottle and aerosolise
and praise this perfume of man to the skies
and to make it attractive to every dame
we’ll give this essence an erotic name like “Obsession”
No, you can’t do that - it’s already been used:
and it sounds a bit creepy. No, I’m enthused by......
maybe “Control”

Slugs and snails and puppy-dogs’ tails
Sighs and leers and crocodile tears
Pitch and tar and pig-tail and scar
Pipeclay and drill, the foeman to kill
Pipe and smoke and collars that choke
Slippers that flop and a bald-headed top*
Songs that are witty - or just full of self pity.
That’s what real men are made of

To make it attractive to every dame
we’ll give this essence a cutting edge name like “Axe”
No, you can’t do that - it’s already been taken:
and you shouldn’t keep associating maleness with weapons of combat.
No. if I’m not mistaken......
something like “Cock” should do the trick.
And if not “Cock” then, maybe, “Rooster”

So, like or abhor it, Hate or adore it
The scent of a man: you just can’t ignore it.
Breathe and inhale it. Praise or bewail it,
it’s coming to a store near you....


© David Banks 2015
Stanzas marked * are from a traditional rhyme, published by Robert Southey (1774-1843)

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from Seduction, released December 24, 2015
Read by Dave Banks.
Mastered at Philosopher's Barn, Norfolk
Poem © David Banks 2015
Stanzas marked * are from a traditional rhyme, published by Robert Southey (1774-1843)

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The Sedatives Chesterfield, UK

The Sedatives are Bjørn Frengstad and Dave Banks.

They first sung together as members of the mythical "Groundwater Boys" in Trondheim, Norway, and continued to write and play following Dave's return to Chesterfield, UK, in 1998.

They have toured their music throughout western Siberia and selected pubs in the eastern Peak District of Derbyshire. ... more

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