Mr. Will and Mr. Way
Mr. Will and Mr. Way
after the New York City lightening storm
after the New York City lightening storm
they found us stranded in Roma,
they found us stranded in Roma,
while Celine’s lost in somewhere Miami
while Celine’s lost in somewhere Miami
Zurich’s still up for grabs,
Zurich’s still up for grabs,
and Harry and Su confound any plans for takeoff
and Harry and Su confound any plans for takeoff
after the New York City lightening storm
after the New York City lightening storm
junkies and hairdressers still haunt Moscow
junkies and hairdressers still haunt Moscow
dodging the electric jukeboxes…
dodging the electric jukeboxes…
only Roma sparks imagination
only Roma sparks imagination
its language of song
its language of song
sweet intonation of ciao
sweet intonation of ciao
the elastic rush of get away syllables
the elastic rush of get away syllables
with hands articulating truth
with hands articulating truth
while the fat ol sun beckons westward
while the fat ol sun beckons westward
and even the Manhattan ions are envious
and even the Manhattan ions are envious
meanwhile, all night
meanwhile, all night
copilots and stewards in stilettos searched for explosives,
copilots and stewards in stilettos searched for explosives,
flashlights, harsh whispers, passengers red eyed,
flashlights, harsh whispers, passengers red eyed,
dumb two-bit backup shortstop ball player
dumb two-bit backup shortstop ball player
hustling to Milano
hustling to Milano
wired on energy drinks
wired on energy drinks
Marlins hat backwards hiding his Klan crewcut,
Marlins hat backwards hiding his Klan crewcut,
perfect yellow-toothed mouth language uncouth, unzipped, boisterous like those reptiles vomiting all over the White House
perfect yellow-toothed mouth language uncouth, unzipped, boisterous like those reptiles vomiting all over the White House
and all night 37,000 feet of sky laughed back at us all
and all night 37,000 feet of sky laughed back at us all
pinned us to our seats,
pinned us to our seats,
forced us to endure
forced us to endure
entrapped in this drama
entrapped in this drama
another wrong flight journey,
another wrong flight journey,
but with Fariña and David Gilmour as my mates,
but with Fariña and David Gilmour as my mates,
Mr. Will and Mr. Way,
Mr. Will and Mr. Way,
this heart remained unflappable
this heart remained unflappable
dreaming of the Great Coliseum
dreaming of the Great Coliseum
sipping innocent Italian lattes floating in buttermilk
sipping innocent Italian lattes floating in buttermilk
all of us stretching on toward Tel Aviv
all of us stretching on toward Tel Aviv
these precious songs of our lives
these precious songs of our lives
older and newer
older and newer
6/25/18
6/25/18