A Poetry Sporadical of Repeating Forms
A Poetry Sporadical of Repeating Forms
When things get ugly, someone has to pay
A price to keep the world from caving in.
It’s just another ordinary day,
And if your lucky barstool starts to sway,
You need to add some olives to the gin.
When things get ugly, someone has to pay
For all the drinks. You would’ve anyway,
Despite the pleading from your next of kin—
It’s just. Another ordinary day
Goes by, and once again desires betray
Intentions: Nothing can compete with sin
When things get ugly. Someone has to pay
The piper; you believe you can delay
Forever, charming loan sharks with a grin.
It’s just another ordinary day,
And everything, you’re sure, is A-O.K.
Where others quit, you’re ready to begin,
And things get ugly. Someone has to pay.
It’s just another ordinary day.
C. B. Anderson was the longtime gardener for the PBS television series, The Victory Garden. His e-chapbook, A Walk in the Dark, is readable online.