1.
I should get a pail to carry
random thoughts Yes
that’s more like it.
If I had a pal
I could carry
my head in it
but only when
it is too heavy
for my cervical spine.
so most of the time.
2.
I forbid any talk
about Liza.
I forbid any talk
about holes.
You see, the next
thing you’ll talk
you’ll talk about the
hole in Liza’s bottom.
You’ll forget
the pail completely
you dirty minded
rascal.
3.
All I’ve got
is my head
in a pail.
Lucky man
my angels carry
the pail between
them. Ever so well
leaving
my body in hell.