Hi, my name is dirtskin
And my dinner’s on the bar floor
Caught my finger in a car door
When I was barely four
First said I adore you
To a girl at nine
I’m a twentysomething with plenty
Nicotine memories in my mind
They smudge the breaths
Beneath every damn line
Now, I’m outside the tavern
Leaning against the tree
Is the shaking in my blood or my nerves
I can’t see
Dadi’s an earthquake so the fear is not imagined
And nana loves the drink but he’s not a good captain
Yesterday night I got a call
“We’re shifting again
Oh, and nana tore his bicep”
When will it end?
I take a light step
What is my life’s debt?
They ask me how I’m doing
I tell them don’t fret
I’m so good at lying
Does that mean I’m good in bed?
Why stick to the truth
When you can pack up instead?
I’m afraid I’m so good at heading out
That it won’t be till death do us part
But signatures on printouts
And the next time I’d kneel
I’d have to say “Chin up, sprout”
To a daughter in tears
With a head full of doubts
My mind’s going a tad bit mad
Having downed one more beer
Than I should have had
Bottle clenched in hands
Trembling under these scans
Of life and strife
I want to bite the bullet
Oh, almighty jurist
What is life at its fullest?
Because my great grandma lived to prime ninety four
They told me she was robbed
She didn’t recognise me anymore
A twelve-year old on a diet of snoop reads
I checked every door thinking I could find the thief
Yeah, she’d laugh but what the hell for?
Amazon doesn’t fast track your past in a canistor
And it’s not the type of clean up for which to call a janitor
And Marty wasn’t waiting with a flux capacitor
I couldn’t solve then and I can’t solve now
Hell, put another fear on my tab
Because I just can’t count
I don’t have grounding
Tell me how much sand has fallen
Can I cobble some more
Or is there no way of stalling?
I wonder if great grandma dreamt
After the theft
I know dadi has a volcano of laughter left
And nana holds his whisky high
I might not be a Hardy Boy
But I think I’ll get by
My name is dirtskin
And my dinner’s on the car door
I’ve been out drinking
Since half-past four
First said I love you to a girl at nine
It’s ten to twelve now
And I’ve a lot on my mind
CHEERS
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