Another sweltering Sunday
a nice day to have a little drink
a nicer day to stop and have a little think.
A bloody Mary
staring Dirty Harry
He's using his big old gun
to mix the Tabasco
with a little splash
of life force
of course.
It's hard for me to do this
treating writing like
Popeye did Brutus
Bringing about change
for a dollar or two
maybe three
would be more secure
financially...
My feelings are hurting
even though their portrayed as
tougher than leather
heavier than a feather
unpredictable like the weather
Perched on my shoulder
just evicted from the ocean
by a tsunami
that bastard landlord Neptune
no slumlord, has he no sense of decency
sending this little fish
to fen for itself up here
on foreign soil.
Poor little fish
friend of mine
sent to me via tidal wave
of salt
seaweed
and a dash
of medical waste.
The fish tells me of the drug problem
under the placid waters
It's arrogant to think
that we are the only ones
with drug problems
fish need an escape
just like the best of us
Sorry to confuse anyone
but something has just come to my attention
the reason why graffiti isn't painted over
in say south central Los Angeles
is not because they believe
that more will be put up
but the more graffiti there is
the lower the property value drops.
then the land can be bought up
real cheap
What I'm trying to say
is to some ghettos are just
prime real estate
the new rules of the nation
gentrification
How poetic is that?
1996
Poor little fish
friend of mine
sent to me via tidal wave
of salt
seaweed
and a dash
of medical waste.
The fish tells me of the drug problem
under the placid waters
It's arrogant to think
that we are the only ones
with drug problems
fish need an escape
just like the best of us
Sorry to confuse anyone
but something has just come to my attention
the reason why graffiti isn't painted over
in say south central Los Angeles
is not because they believe
that more will be put up
but the more graffiti there is
the lower the property value drops.
then the land can be bought up
real cheap
What I'm trying to say
is to some ghettos are just
prime real estate
the new rules of the nation
gentrification
How poetic is that?
1996
