Moses jones

$1.19 bottle
of fortified wine
pack of
squares
would carry
ol’ moses jones
all day
sitting in the shade
of the burned out
willow
he’d say
“gimme sum coochie,
b-a-b-y.”
when the teenies in
lycra short-shorts wiggled
their way
to and from the
bricks
“gonna tell mama, you
dirty ol’ man.”
laughing shaking
booty-lious
moses just rolls his eyes
and laughs
blows his harp and starts
singin john lee hooker
“they be back, once they mama
tells ‘um ‘bout ol’ moses jones.”
in the refrain
he passes the bottle
fires up a joint
“comes from Africa, Johnny.”
coughing
blue clouds of
smoke
eyes water and he sings
again
sippin’ and smoking
and singing
bang bang bang bang
only in sunny california

J. Masuda © 2004
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Reply #1 Top
something about the things you write always makes me smile. These are things most people refuse to acknowledge.
Reply #2 Top
Thank you.

j.