Tea

Tea, a brew, a beverage, a cuppa

Perfect with breakfast, with lunch, and with supper

So, much more in that cup than an infusion of leaves?

The very identity in which us British believe

Symbolic of colonisation and power

Of conquest, of conquer, the whole world devoured

Each sip through the lips, rings the tongue like a bell

The familiar taste that we all know so well

Without tea, I ask, just who would we be?

In Russia its vodka, the Italians, mocha
In France it’s champagne, in Canada syrup

Ireland it’s Guinness drunken straight from the bola

In America cola, in Australia lager
I could go on, for the list goes much farther

My point, it is simple: the key’s in the cup

For energy, diversion, relief or immersion

One cup solves it all, every problem, makes small.

It is lucidly obvious the writer of such a fine verse loves tea.

Not Going Out

Perhaps tonight he'll take a break
Rest his liver and his face
Not for long, just for a while
Else he'll be coughing up something vile
Temporary rest
Is at its best
Superior to drinking
Ney, I jest

Whilst it is apparent that the author feels 'rest' and recuperation are necessary aspects of life, it is heavily emphasised that 'drinking' is ultimately better. The lexis 'drinking' in this context must surely refer to the manner in which mankind lives his life: being a metaphor for the process of Living.

Rain

Rain falls heavy
Down
Down
Down
Upon once dry ground
Man embraces droplets cold
As heat dissipates
From his sweating form
Rain pours
Covers all
As if a blanket
Of water

Man's love of rain is portrayed as a natural and organic interest, in this verse, and his wish to embrace it is shown to stem from a desire to better control his own homeostasis: in itself a metaphor for the human condition to want control, dominance, and power.

Lasagne

Lasagne he eats
To full stomach keep
Whilst lacking in meat
Vegetables within taste sweet
With self-satifasction
For only his actions
Could ensure that he eats
For one pound a pop
When around him others
Spend more on more
He saves adequate currency
To stop him going hungry
By eating lasagne
For breakfast and lunch
Dinner, supper, elevenses, and brunch
Lasagne.

Clearly the author has felt a need to convey not only the sense that he is in a favourable financial situation through his actions, but more importantly, that he need never go hungry. As such this is a metaphor for the greater spectrum of mankind's lifestyle: man need never go hungry if he eats on-pound lasagnes.

Bon Iver

Bon Iver
Amazing?
Ney
Fantastic?
Ney
Incredible?
Ney
Incomprehensibly beauteous, beguiling to the point of perfection, and beyond the perception or recognition of mankind?
Ney
Better than that.

Essay

Man sits down
To essay write
He'll likely stay up
All through the
Night
For 24 hours, is
Not so long
When 1800 words
Must be Done.

This verse successfully conveys the predicament of a man with much work and little time. The capitalisation of the lexis 'Done' transforms the word from informal verb to abstract proper noun, thus projecting the idea that 'Done' is an important state of being which must be reached within the time constraints of the a single day.

3 a.m. Burger

3 a.m. burger
What ever could be better?
Despite lack of meat
Vegetables suffice
The hunger-filled man
As he voyages home
Through streets lamp-lit
Every occurrence
Seems full of wit
Perhaps it's the beer.

As is lucidly obvious in this verse, the protagonist of the text is hungry and, it can be implied, drunk. It is likely because of this that he finds the sub-standard quality food to be of great benefit to his personal being. Even though it's probably pretty shit.