my brother the janitor uh huh

some men tip their knives on the counter and some men pull the fire alarm well
my brother faked a seizure at Pigglys pocketed him a vial of Demerol dust and drove
east to Houma LA mid shit storm

cops catch up with him stretch felony over his face beat him all over
tire iron wise his face a mess of beatitudes
now he squeaks the broom over to the junior high and hopes one day he can stand in line

stead of bending to scrape them I Voted stickers off the face of the gym floor
stunned to find a bead of his sweat glowing against the baseline
as though it were a flashlight dropped in the woods tell you truth


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