he didnt trust adults with white
teeth Chicklets
Dem milk
teeth dem
babies buhbye by six
Whakinda
life they been livin
lipstick on a pig
take a woman to bed wakeup in the
morning with someone they didnt recognise
Who you
her face smeared all over the
pillowcase
aint able to wash that away
bring another woman to bed
Who's that?
Whacha talkinbout baby
Don’t sweet talk me. Who’s the woman?
Theres no woman Thas a pillowcase
Yeahshit . . she's lookin right at
me.
She aint lookin at you
So you admit it’s a she.
Wha am I a freakin monk
Gimme a buzz when she’s gone.
she sashays from the room out
of the house
should have bought a new
complement of bedding
but
might wake up another morning with
a new face smeared on the pillowcase and again not recognise the woman in
their bed
Whasay we go to your place
then they can pretend theyre
gettin it on with two women
see the
logic
when adults have Chicklets
they were afforded or have disposable income and have disposed
it on themselves
vanity
like a puddle
aint deep
he hasnt ever had the wealth for
vanity
though he wasnt
vain
him and Popeye
I yam wha I yam
also figured
theres plenty of pretty boys who
leave not only her face smeared on pillowcases but theirs
mirror images
knock themselves out
he trusted neither
Christ
Beauty is only skindeep Vanity is as deep as a well
1804, day-between-2-Ts – Valentines Day, 14 2.
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1951, Valentines Day
