Tuesday, March 4, 2014

before leaving

crush it out
and let the embers burn down
one by one/in single file

falling out one by one
like a sunshower of X-Mas lights
finally got a cloud
ten minutes and I'm gone
one by one/in single file
they're turning to trash
if I wasn't such a nice guy
you know I'd turn your house into ash

stub it out
not a happy habit today
moved the ghosts out of the living room
they're getting soaked in the alley
--quite enough of this
better be quiet in the morning
stay in bed while they tear it all down
try not to cough
don't let a hack escape
I shall not be moved today
let me burn behind the house
one more time tomorrow
let me scribble songs
to the cigarettes, the crickets
    the spiders, the possums
    the water and the termites
    that ate away your floor
    while you were busy being
    mad at me
I'll be quiet

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