Tarántula
Note to the errand boy as a young army deserter
NOTE TO THE ERRAND BOY AS A YOUNG
ARMY DESERTER
wonder why granpa just sits there & watches yogi bear? wonder why he just sits there & dont laugh? think about it kid, but dont ask your mother, wonder why elvis presley only smiles with his top lip? think about it kid, but dont ask your surgeon, wonder why the postman with one leg shorter’n the other kicked your dog so hard? think about it kid, but dont ask any mailman, wonder who ronald reagan talked to about the foreign situation? think about it kid, but dont ask any foreigners, wonder why the mechanic, whose wife shot herself with a gun she got from his best friend, hates castro so much? wonder why castro hates rock n roll? think about it kid, but dont ask no roll, wonder how much the man who wrote white Christmas made? think about it, but dont ask no made, wonder what bobby kennedy’s really got against jimmy hoffa? think about it, but dont ask no bobby, wonder why frankie shot johnny? go ahead, wonder, but dont ask your neighborwonder who the carpet baggers are? think, but dont ask no carpet, wonder why youre always wearing your brother’s clothes? think about it kid, but dont ask your father, wonder why general electric says that the most important thing for a family to do is stick together? think about it, kid, but don’t ask no together… wonder what paydirt is? go ahead, wonder… wonder why the other boys wanna beat you up so bad? think about it, kid, but dont ask nobody
yes. ok. i guess youre a pumpkin.
yes, it’s true i referred to you as ‘that
chinese girl’ you have a right to
be angry, but what i want to know
is just what have you got against
the chinese anyway?
maybe we can still work
it out
properly yours,
prince goulash