Bongo drums and rucksack
LSD walk all night
Turning corners arbitrarily
To bump into strangers apparently
They’re lost too
but refuse to admit
Because they want to act
tough and smart
Name dropping pretences
and shit
“I hitchhiked here”
you explain
Came from west of the Rockies
But Ohio, Utah, Idaho
To them, it’s all the same
Can you name all the bridges
Which allow you to escape?
Up the Hudson Valley, the Hamptons
Or forgotten uncle
Somewhere on a cape
Evidently, a fisherman
you haven’t seen in years
You say to the drag queen
at a loft party over beers
Turned a corner, bump into a dialogue
With David Letterman waiting for a cab
He likes the Dodgers chances this year
You think he invites you along
But turns out he’s talking to a monkey
Talking back to no one
except for a chimpanzee
Waiting for an audition
To play you on TV
Pastrami sandwiches
And streetcart knish
Meatpacking sounds funny
3 AM falafel’s are delicious
Simple things are easier
To make truth and wishes