The Stamp Collector

Can there be anyone with less street cred?

What egghead can identify between

A Penny Red-brown and a Penny Red

Or differing profiles of a king or queen;

Who longs to find a rare Tyranian Plum

And travels miles to stamp collectors' fairs

Whilst probably still living with his mum

And chatting to his favourite teddy bears?

But street cred isn't all (which is as well)

For me, at least, it's not about the price

But how each travelled square's a tale to tell.

Collecting is a passion not a vice.

The poet painting scenes of love or rage

Is just arranging letters on a page.