Sideways Sonnet - Low Water

I should’a heard what they’re sayin' ‘bout me / yeah i should’a

heard what they’re sayin' ‘bout me / he’s leasing all his life with

no interest on it / and fendin' off the sun with a sideways bonnet /

yeah i should’a heard what they’re sayin' ‘bout me / where was i at

when this all went down?

/ man, where was i at when this all when

down?

/ writin' laundry lists instead of long-beard sonnets / and

usin' two mirrors to reflect upon it / man, where was i at when this

all when down?

/ twistin' off caps that were already floored / and

blockin' pretty people at the bathroom doors / imitate the easy part

it soaks in every chord / but when it gettin' tricky you just come

back for more / i should’a heard what they’re sayin' ‘bout me / i’m

holdin' down the mattress openin' the lattice pullin' up the stakes of

the tent that’s been prescribed / workin' on a soft-shoe and sniffin'

on the new glue and tryin' to escape the wrath of what’s been

inscribed / and i’m suckin' down the cheap juice and i’m swingin'

like a papoose from the tit that gravity denied / and i’m takin' it like

a real man in black and white with gloved hands / with your

reflection in his eye