Monday 11 April 2011

Crazy for Who

Another faceless human ends his days
His wheezing, groaning, softly terminates.

This is the end of actor Michael Craze:
He's cleared for take-off to those pearly gates.
Some thirty years since he created Ben
And formed a team with dear Anneke Wills,
I go to mourn at Epping Forest crem
Remembering all those cheeky cockney thrills.
The service ends; his coffin fades from view - 
Surprised, I hear a tune which warms my heart:
It can't be?  Yes, it is, it's "Doctor Who".
They're really playing that?  God, that's so smart!
I break down sobbing as the curtain swishes.
The family say they've followed his last wishes.



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