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5am ruptures dream

shower, coffee, car and dawn

I’m on my way

to fight the good fight

 

cursing wife and kids

who get to sleep

 

Three piece charcoal ants

striped and ready

wheels that craw the crawl

all off to fight the good fight

 

cursing car pool guys

especially the motorbikes

 

Mr. Burnes is always right

you just clam up and take it

if not for him we’d all go broke

you just clam up and fake it

 

Mrs. Fields is always right

you just clam up and take it

if not for her we’d all go broke

you just clam up and fake it

 

Mr. Burnes and Mrs. Fields

can rot and go to hell

can sit in shit for all I care

and kiss my ass as well

 

I wish

 

I fawn instead

is how you fight the good fight

 

2pm

I’ll make the 3

barring accidents

 

Wilson got another plaque today

outsells everyone

manager next I guess

what a kiss up

 

no wrecks, no crews

I’ll make the 3

but not with hunger

 

6pm just leaving, honey

yes, five minutes max

 

7-06 elevator

7-08 garage

7-10 see you tomorrow Steve

7-16 barely made it through on yellow

7-18 back in caravan

 

Mr. Burnes is out there in the dark

whatever you do, ignore his wart

what the hell happened on the Brooks account

was on your forecast, in the bag you said

he turns a little pink

don’t worry Bob, I know what I’m doing

the hell you do

 

the hell I do

he turns into a thousand brake lights

 

bowing to the fucking bottom line

 

 

September 1996

 

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