They were let down by teachers who couldn’t teach.
They were let down by schools that didn’t know how to teach.
They were let down by buses that never arrived on time
(but often arrived in convoys of three).
They were let down by bankers who wouldn’t lend.
They were let down by bosses who sold them off
(for a bigger bonus and pension for the boss).
The let downs never seemed to let up.
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They let out more sail,
to let in more wind.
The crew let out a cry
as they reached India,
where they let down the anchor.
He fed in the questions.
The computer fed out the results.
He fed in yet more questions until
he was totally fed up.
The Boss laughed and fed off his misery.
feed fed fed
The tour guide tried to draw away the wolves but
the hungry wolves were drawn to the fat tourists.
The tourist drew on their last reserves of energy
to see who could draw away fastest.
The happy wolves drew out lunch as long as they could.
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