he wrote a poem and he called it "skip"
because that was the name of his dog and that was what it was all about.
and his teacher game him an "A" and a gold star
and his mother posted it to the kitchen wall
and showed it to his aunt
that was the year that his siter was born
and his parents kissed all the time
and the little girl around the corner sent him a postcard signed with a row of X's
and his father tucked him into bed every night
and was always there
Then, on white paper w/ blue lindes,
he wrote another poem and he called it "Autum"
because that was the season it was and that was what it was all about.
and his teacher gave him an "A" and told him to print more clearly
and his mother told him not to put it on the kitchen wall because it had just been painted
and that was the year his sister got glasses
and his parents never kissed anymore
and the little girl around the corner laughed when he fell down w/ his bike
and his father got mad when he cried to be tucked in
On a piece of paper torn from a notebook
he tried another poem and he called it "?"
because that was his main concern
and his professor gave him an "A" and a hard searching look
and his mother didn't say anything at all
because he never showed it to her
and that was the year he caught his little sister necking on the back porch
and the little girl around the corner wore too much make up
so that he laughed when he kissed her
but he kissed her anyway
and he tucked himself into bed at three in the morning
w/ his father snoring soundly in the next room.
And thats why, on the back of a matchbox cover
he tried another poem and he called it "Absolutely Nothing"
becasue that's what it was all about
and he gave himself an "A"
and a slash on each wrist
and he hung it on the bathroom door
because he couldn't make it to the kitchen.
