a bit of winsome prose, perhaps a poem. hmm. recording available. read on for all of it.
(recording: eternity.mp3 )
think it was billy who once said
man is a fickle, foolish thing
or perhaps he said simply giddy
being kind with the satire
billy wigglestick
a bit of humor given
by a good friend, long ago
it stuck in my mind
velcro memory on loopy walls
i remember it now because
i am thinking of a fickle man
most of them are, i find
not a foolish one, however
better the bird in the hand
than one over the ocean
after all
you can’t reach 3000 miles away
no matter how long your cock is
simple physio logic
i grin for the avian themes
grimly
birds are meant to fly, i hear
and cocks enjoy their crowing
but it is still hard to listen
to the sound of one singing
of how he could kiss her
for eternity
i remember when
once upon a time
he said it to me
looks like eternity
isn’t as long as it used to be