899 R

microwave
my rice and beans
cause I ain’t had
a damn thing all day
besides all the things
you know me for

I had a sweetheart
that I didn’t need
and isn’t that a country
line
about a broken heart
well goddamn
all of this sounds the
same
after a while

the flies are buzzing
that she hates me

oh
this isn’t pity
just humor

it’s all a fat gag
we play along with

huh?

right!

more country sayings
and broken hearts

–
playing my guitar
til my fingers ache
and smoking like a damn
train the whole damn time
my eyelashes burnt
and my shirts all black
but I gotta kill these
birds
and they seem to fly away
when I croak out a verse
about some doll
that don’t come round no more

you know what the funny
thing is?
I’m not lying
I play guitar and sing and smoke
but I sound like a choked mutt
which don’t fit a country tune

whatever

I’ll stick to my generation
and our apathy
and pretend like
it’s not all me
right?

right?
right?
right?

more airport blues
and less rawhide verses

right?

whatever you want honey

I know I read my own work
more than anyone else does

I’m flashing you a grin