Sparrows in moonlight
Should go to the quarry and
Get thrown down in there.
Get thrown down in there
amongst the violent mish
mosh? not on your life.
mosh? not on your life
My back is too sore, also
I might lose my keys
I might lose my keys,
which have a titanium
ring and a flashlight.
Ring and a flashlight
Two bits! Oh, wait. I think that’s
Shave and a haircut
Shave and a haircut
was exactly what I thought
when I saw that line!
Very weird.
When I saw that line
I thought, “sparrows in moonlight”.
For the last line, though
For the last line, though
I had been told to be brief,
I kept going on.
I kept going on
heedless of travails until
victory achieved
Victory achieved
Can we just go home, or do
We have to shake hands?
We have to shake hands
Vigorously because the
Hand dryers don’t work.
Hand dryers don’t work
But that’s ok, because the
Faucets don’t either
Faucets don’t either
balance my checkbook, or hunt
sparrows in moonlight
Sparrows in moonlight?
Please, God, don’t get me started
Enough with that shit!
Enough with that shit –
No sparrows! From now on, use
Robins at sunrise.
-“BB”-
Robin’s at sunrise
Batman’s later, near evening
Superman, who knows?
Superman, who knows
Lois Lane’s underwear is pink
Will not tell a soul
Will not tell a soul
About the garden’s delights -
Snail trails gleam silver.
Snail trails gleam silver
Eerily similar to
My Grandmother’s hair
My grandmother’s hair?
Not like sparrows in moonlight -
definitely not.