"hello," I say
Gathering up my Visa card bill, my Pennysaver coupons
A Dept. of Water and Power past-due notice
A letter from the mortgage people
Plus a demand from the Weed Abatement Department
Giving me 30 days to clean up my act
I mince back again over the small sharp rocks
Thinking, maybe I'd better write something tonight
They all seem
To be
Closing in
There's only one way to handle those motherfuckers.
The night harness races will have to wait
He is going to write instead of going to the tracks, he loved betting on horses.
Back to the machine gun