The Friendliness Song

(From the collection "Seventeen and Seven Sixths")




thank you for not centering

place one head on each reel

remain pig when in your chrome

to choke credit slice cord

no staring beyond this pile

you are in the wrote line

come out and drop your hangars

the cow jumped overboard

beloved father of stone

sign your name for a match

smile your last name for effect

light may cause light candor

do not feed the black beret

do not feel bad bud

there are beds enough to weep

spikes in the tub to prick

keepsakes of signature crap

thank you for not living

just keep the gas line moving

count your channels pray there

wait for the gas leak to plume

close mouth before striking