I write under my own name A crushing weight of fear and shame To remind myself During times when I needed reminding I'm good with alphabet soup Words flow almost easy Pulling your own teeth form your gums A piece of spinach clings to my left incision So that when I open my mouth Just long enough to crack a smile The spinach is a flat blackgreen In dark environments I may have scared a lot of people Children in general Without mincing words My tooth is falling of of its own accord I dare you to put in your mouth
I'm here to run off the John Mellencamps To take the tops of the female hippies Toss them into the air and stand back They are going to crime like mommas Missing their daddies And daddies missing their sons
Nobody expects her to fall asleep in a large silk bed But she does, and the only thing she should be concerned about. They may well lying on their stomach Laying their heads on the ground so they could Hear what's going on down there.
Wouldn't you like to know. No! I do not want to watch her