Work Song #10 (Spirit Ties)
Because I sat around Reading Joyce and Wallace Stevens and Shakespeare and spent Time checking out Museum shows and Galleries and walking Up and down the streets Of the city I had A superior attitude And even thought I was hot shit Compared to pawns And poor assholes Who had to wear Suits and lug Briefcases around And sit in cubicles But of course I was Just the super vacuuming The hallway rugs Mopping the lobby and At the tenant’s beck And call and also Felt put upon And embarrassed by My lowly position on The ladder of success Being right near the Financial district and The World Trade Center And all that I was convinced I was an Artist of some kind And there’s nothing Better or higher... Read more...
