How many worms have Made a home Out of the Bits of rubber tire And tree bark in the playground At the Sunday School Where I first learned Hebrew
Can I fix this rip in my jeans that Keeps getting a little bigger Every time I slide my leg in And my toe gets caught in the Negative space
I started a collage Of ripped out pages from Fahrenheit 451 And a Highly Classified Army/Navy Manuel Specifying the different threat levels And codes And Troop Commands During a Nuclear or Chemical Attack On American Soil I stole it when I was removing debris From homes destroyed by a hurricane On the Barrier Islands with my brother A few strangers And a lizard I called Little Eyes
Is the big picture starting to come together I’ve been listening to a lot of Swedish Trash Punk recently Maybe I’ll give myself a tattoo That says Anarchy Dies With Me Right across my neck And a Safety Pin earring
The consulate was acting strange After I drove through the glass doors of the Embassy in my McLaren I said I’d like to immigrate to A Clockwork Orange Drink Milk and be Ultra Violent
Next time you come home Make sure you bring zip-ties A tire Your old hair An apology note Three bags of flour A harmonica And some bribe money For our favorite elected official I have an idea