Thursday, June 7, 2018

Civil War ~ Thursday, 7 June 2018

Yesterday I woke up
and dragged my sorry ass
out of bed for a smoke

I already burned down
one studio bedroom
so now I smoke outside

Perhaps the balcony
would be a better place
than beside the alley

Pretty much anywhere
would be a better place
than this old apartment

If I could I would leave
but somehow I got stuck
and now there's no way out

Even if I could work
make money have a wife
and kids why would I care

Yet then again money
helps pay the bills cigars
women houses and cars

Under the hood you find
a finely tuned engine
something I'll never have

Pretend I knew choices
I made as a small boy
would effect my whole life

Princes never worry
about making the wrong
decision as a child

Imagine I were born
a prince instead of poor
hooked on drugs in the womb

Even if I were king
nothing else would matter
but defend my kingdom

Happy with illusions
with delusions and lies
keeps me in line when war

In Ethiopia
over the use of khat
brought the war on drugs home

President Zenawi
gave me fifteen minutes
of fame as diplomat

Persuading Bill Clinton
not to intervene here
in Addis Ababa

If I were king no one
would ever have a chance
to invade my country

Even after I moved
to Memphis Tennessee
I knew I had no say

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