les pauvres cœurs


Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Subject to Change

I've been drinking since the piano started, Tom.

I'm the same kind of bad as you,
and I'm only going to the top of the hill
where the sun shines a mouth of freedom
and the cloud cover puts flowers on the flower's grave
and the rags I'm hoisting put cigars between my teeth
I grow a Wolverine
or maybe a Van Buren

but my chest concaves

and I'll take the sins of my father
if you'll take the sins of my mother
make a bone song out of this bluesy invitation,
and get me real gone.