Don’t Talk About Lewisham
‘Lewisham’ is a metaphor for things that were done that should not have been done and was first used at a funeral of a lovely person who had an addiction. This addiction got them into trouble but also led to them having a really good outcome in the sense of the next generation.
However, there are things that needed to be discussed at the wake in a way that reaffirmed the memory of the incidence, making sure that the details were as opaque as possible so that those of a nervous disposition and children did not quite know what was being discussed.
When the details or the conversation was becoming graphic those who were not too drunk or too loose with their lips would utter the phrase ‘don’t talk about Lewisham’ at which point the conversation would end.
Here is a sonnet about such things that should never be discussed in open and keeping secrets.
Don’t Talk About Lewisham
Doctor appointments and hospital visits
Your accident in my head
More facts about psoriatic arthritis
And lets go have a beer instead
You are right, I deserve more
Pain due to diet or other issues
My right knee feels stiff and sore
The appearance wet my tissues
For the following, you are beautiful
Don’t go through the same thing
Talking about Lewisham is painful
You may have great bone structure
But I’m not a therapist
Need to keep your lips sealed for sure.