Time

Time


time will wait for you to wait for
it
may surprise you to know there are little men living in your
hair

piece may be worn to cover stretch marks on scal
p
atience coats the lungs like cancer
a blue cloud of wa
(it)
(ing)

isn't so much the march of progress as
the feeling of being trampled underfoo
t

he skin of my father's face
sand worn white by a lifetime of wa
ves
t pocket full of cigarettes
suitcase full of aspi
rin

gs on all his toes
nicotine stains on his tong
u (s) e
anything you need
it all evens out with a crooked enough rul
er

r on the side of safety
eat your blues and your gre
ens
ure your future
financial stability
emi
grate

upon the nerves of all who would do you harm
in this way you will be sav
ed
ucate the wise
the button on the left is forward
the right one is
block

all progress until it's been thought through
more times than G
o (l) d
men spit teeth like racial slurs
waiting for lies to take their ba
i (f) (t)

you have the time
waste it
you can always borrow more

CL Bledsoe

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