Count down time
For the house warming at my sister's...
My brother flew over to surprise her
And then flew over our cousin
To surprise all of us

We inhaled the helium from
The decorative balloons
I did mine and got stuck
In what my family calls
"Lily's giggling-loop"

I tried my first cigar with ***
Then told my relatives
They were lame.
I challenged my brother
To **** as loud as I burp
He surrendered on the spot

We heard the testimonial
From an old school friend:
You girls always look angry...
Unless you're with family...
Then you're all ***** and giggles

I held my brother close
And told him
He was full of ****
Then hugged our cousin
And gave him an eskimo kiss

I drank two glasses of water
Like they told me to
And I swear to God
If I have a hang over tomorrow
So do they...

Silently he watched the wind, blow
The smoke against the lifeless figures, laughing
At the release of life, praying
As the dust changed the landscape, time
Scattered the bones, but
The soul screamed indignity, venging
As time buried him deeper, the
Devil watched, dispatching angels, portents of death
Screamed the land awake, turning
The dark blood red, tearing
At flesh screaming into the night.
The pain was as deep as the loss
The loss eternal
The people ran
They ran for their lives
Roofs on fire
From a distance,
Looking much like
Large camp fires
Slowly merging in to each other
The people screamed
Had it not been for the vanity
Of the deranged king
The restless village
Would be but that:
Restless
As the deranged king
Reigned with an iron fist


Lily Nurmi & Paul Gaffney Production