Death knocked on the geriatric’s door and said
By this time now you should
have long been dead
By this time I’ve
harvested a hundred thousand souls
A paltry few saints and
countless assholes
I’ve worked through the
week and also 24x7
Balanced the blighted
books between hell and heaven
I’ve seen sure rains fail
and blue skies cry
I’ve watched liars be
honest and good men lie
I’ve seen terrorists be
loud and governments be quiet
I’ve watched obese men
binge and thin women diet
I’ve seen inflation go up
and morality take a tumble
I’ve watched the poor be happy and rich men grumble
Aye I’ve seen dinosaurs born
and seen them disappear
With nary one Neanderthal to
shed them one tear
But your case laughs at my
resume, a leery rictus grin
Like on a baby’s soft
bottom, a roiling rusty pin
For now I’m at the end of
my tether, and all that I ask
Is that I may please fulfill
this long-promised task
You asked me for one last
wish so many moons ago
But how was I to know…you
piddle so slow?
ram
cobain
