Published in Overland Issue 211 Winter 2013 Uncategorized Take away sonnet Banjo James ‘Our lady of blessed acceleration, don’t fail me now’ The Blues Brothers chasing the golden arches with chux or clothes pegs like sultry fries there’s a reward you may keep driving for if and only if the t-shirts and jeans are hung out then treat yourself a thickshake (a domestic excuse that reminds you you’re still alive) that you crave sex or beef is a mission from god that even her aretha strength can’t handle but respect so only when ‘All I’m Asking is for a Value Meal’ resurrects the tape deck and the sonnet comes fast enough to eat may you pull in the drive thru and john belushi’s working, smiling guilty, warm as any hash brown Banjo James Banjo James is currently studying at the University of Melbourne and hopes to complete his extensive arts degree sometime this year. He writes under his given name. More by Banjo James Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 27 January 2023 Cartoons In attacking us, they bring us together Sam Wallman 'What these bosses don't understand is that in attacking us, they bring us together.' (Paddy Crumlin, Maritime Union of Australia, Svitzer Rally November 2022) 2 First published in Overland Issue 228 24 January 202325 January 2023 Politics The end of the politics of care Giovanni Tiso The daily spectacle of televised briefings was not unique to New Zealand, and it may simply be the case that Ardern thrived when given the opportunity to speak to the public directly—in other words, that she was better than others at it. Alternatively, we could say that her rhetoric found in the pandemic the ground on which to turn into concrete action. Either way, the benefits we derived in terms of lives saved from the remarkable extension of that social license are literally incalculable.