{"id":1573,"date":"2018-04-12T15:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kuny.ca\/blogs\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2018-04-12T15:40:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:40:55","slug":"simon-armitage-thank-you-for-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuny.ca\/blogs\/2018\/1573\/poems\/simon-armitage-thank-you-for-waiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Armitage: Thank You For Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this moment in time we&#8217;d like to invite<br \/>\nFirst Class passengers only to board the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for waiting. We now extend our invitation<br \/>\nto Exclusive, Superior, Privilege and Excelsior members,<br \/>\nfollowed by Triple, Double and Single Platinum members,<br \/>\nfollowed by Gold and Silver Card members,<br \/>\nfollowed by Pearl and Coral Club members.<br \/>\nMilitary personnel in uniform may also board at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for waiting. We now invite<br \/>\nBronze Alliance members and passengers enrolled<br \/>\nin our Rare Earth Metals Points and Reward Scheme<br \/>\nto come forward, and thank you for waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for waiting. Accredited Beautiful People<br \/>\nmay now board, plus any gentleman carrying a copy<br \/>\nof this month&#8217;s <em>Cigar Aficionado<\/em> magazine, plus subscribers<br \/>\nto our Red Diamond, Black Opal or Blue Garnet promotion.<br \/>\nWe also welcome Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald members<br \/>\nat this time, followed by Amethyst, Onyx, Obsidian, Jet,<br \/>\nTopaz, and Quartz members. Priority Lane customers,<br \/>\nFast Track customers, Chosen Elite customers,<br \/>\nPreferred Access customers, and First Among Equals customers<br \/>\nmay also now board.<\/p>\n<p>On production of a valid receipt travelers of elegance and style<br \/>\nwearing designer and\/or hand-tailored clothing<br \/>\nto a minimum value of ten thousand U.S. dollars may now board;<br \/>\npassengers in possession of items of jewelry<br \/>\n(including wristwatches) with a retail purchase price<br \/>\ngreater than the average annual salary<br \/>\nof a mid-career high school teacher are also welcome to board.<br \/>\nAlso welcome at this time are passengers talking loudly<br \/>\ninto cellphone headsets about recently completed share deals,<br \/>\nproperty acquisitions, and aggressive takeovers,<br \/>\nplus hedge fund managers with proven track records<br \/>\nin the undermining of small-to-medium-sized ambitions.<br \/>\nPassengers in classes Loam, Chalk, Marl, and Clay<br \/>\nmay also board. Customers who have purchased<br \/>\nour <em>Dignity<\/em> or <em>Morning Orchid<\/em> packages<br \/>\nmay now collect their sanitized shell suits prior to boarding.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for waiting.<br \/>\nMediocre passengers are now invited to board,<br \/>\nfollowed by passengers lacking business acumen<br \/>\nor genuine leadership potential, followed by people<br \/>\nof little or no consequence, followed by people<br \/>\noperating at a net fiscal loss as people.<br \/>\nThose holding tickets for zones Rust, Mulch, Cardboard,<br \/>\nPuddle, and Sand might now want to begin gathering<br \/>\ntheir tissues and crumbs prior to embarkation.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers either partially or wholly dependent on welfare<br \/>\nor kindness: please have your travel coupons validated<br \/>\nat the Quarantine Desk.<\/p>\n<p>Sweat, Dust, Shoddy, Scurf, Feces, Chaff, Remnant,<br \/>\nAsh, Pus, Sludge, Clinker, Splinter, and Soot:<br \/>\nall you people are now free to board.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this moment in time we&#8217;d like to invite First Class passengers only to board the aircraft. 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