three six nine salt she called out no pepper the goose drank
wine then paprika when the monkey chewed tobaccy and we both
went down on the streetcar line a rope burn for me jesusgod
my ankle and her on account of five six seven the hole in her
heart she was born with they said never get to heaven that's
why she's so blue you want to do her breathing for her no wonder
no jumproping allowed why just tap her with a spoon my mother
said she'd crack like an egg anita would what a stupid name for
a new hampshire girl a stupid florida name my mother told me if
I was goody we'd all go together the teacher said as a body to
the funeral the whole fourth grade as a body to see a body that
she would buy me a rubber dolly the boys said and laughed like
they liked the idea my sister told her I kissed a soldier salt
pepper she called out now she won't buy me then paprika that
rubber dolly just when it was my turn it was too fast for her
ripped that hole in her heart wide open they said quick run get
her mother and my ankle was burning fit to bust but did I cry for
my mother no I did not but jesusgod she wasn't even blue by then
right beside me on the sidewalk her mother came running and crying
scooped her up like a babydoll kissed and kissed her right there
on the sidewalk her mother told me if I'd been friendly and that's
when I cried too oh shut up will you my sister said never mind my
mother told me it's just her grief talking salt pepper then she had
to go and call out paprika that stupid blue florida girl just when
my turn in the middle the monkey both the ropes going up and over
faster than salt than pepper chewed tobaccy down the paprika she
yelled out the streetcar line
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|