Jorge´s MacheteA Poem by Matthew Bass
Jorge has a rusty machete
And likes to show it off Not to be violent But to say “I am Jorge and I have a machete” Scaring Daniel the artist Who just wants to paint little postcards on the street Pablo lives with Jorge and his machete And doesn´t care about either of them Thinking about Romanian girls He will seduce tonight with vulgar pick-up lines Gustavo sparks up a fresh Pall Mall Constantly complaining about his Spanish girlfriend Claiming she is a total b***h In a thick Argentinean accent Wishing she was French Because French women are the best The Danish guy just returned from Lavapies With more hash Tomorrow he leaves for the south of France To pick strawberries Still wearing his black and white bandana With the most dead on facial pose of the Blonde On Blonde cover I´ve ever seen Henry is going to smoke something Fly high above the buildings Study his body Stuck motionless on the sidewalk The African working girls Taunt American tourist boys in over their heads “Come here English boy” “You want me to suck your dick” “You can f**k my a*s” Brian from Chicago laughs at everyone Sitting cross-legged in the plaza Drinking Mahou Appreciating the Chinese still hard at work It happening again People assume we´re doing something When it’s really nothing Or something under the guise of nothing Time is revolving around us The world is changing so quickly And the old axis has been lost Che cries every night on Marx´s gravestone Ever since he found out Suburbanites wear T-shirts with his face on them Life left a sign on a locked door Telling everyone to go back from where you came Spain is dead Where the sun shines does not necessarily mean You´ll find gold at the tips of its rays I was never the one who said “I have your answers” © 2011 Matthew Bass |
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1 Review Added on December 26, 2011 Last Updated on December 26, 2011 AuthorMatthew BassSt. Louis, MOAboutIt´s funny how we think we are all on the cusp of something, and just have not been recognized yet. I am no different. I don´t really care all that much, but at the same time I do care. .. more..Writing
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