when you get a hanging
judge his wife probably
just burned his toast
`
i’m a southern bell
who just said bloody ell
a tornado warning
`
weighted power lines
one half inch of ice can add
five hundred pounds
`
counting words since
“knee high to a grasshopper”
finally paid off
`
For Nancy Grace
.
you can “put lipstick
on a pig” if you wish that
sure one is willing
if you’re literal
many defense attorneys
do this every day
`
i drink because i’m
thirsty and dehydrated
maybe poet too
i can’t drink or smoke
maybe i’m not a poet
inimicable
—
now i can’t remember
if you put lipstick or
perfume on pigs
not that it matters
maybe i need a drink now
that will help me think
