Oh hello
I am the ghost of Troubled Joe
Hung by his pretty white neck
Some eighteen months ago
I travelled to a mystical time zone
And I missed my bed
And I soon came home
They said :
"There's too much caffeine
In your bloodstream
And a lack of real spice
In your life"
I said :
"Leave me alone
Because I'm alright, dad
Surprised to still
Be on my own..."
Oh, but don't mention love
I'd hate the strain of the pain again
A rush and a push and the land that
We stand on is ours
It has been before
So it shall be again
And people who are uglier than you and I
They take what they need, and just leave
Oh, but don't mention love
I'd hate the pain of the strain all over again
A rush and a push and the land that
We stand on is ours
It has been before
So why can't it be now ?
And people who are weaker than you or I
They take what they want from life
Oh, but don't mention love
No - no, don't mention love !
A rush and a push and the land that
We stand on is ours
Your youth may be gone
But you're still a young man
So phone me, phone me, phone me
So phone me, phone me, phone me
Oh, I think I'm in love
Oh, I think I'm in love
Oh, I think I'm in love (think I'm in love)
Urrgh, I think I'm in lerv
Oh ...
The Smiths
About Me
- Eduardo C. Corral
- Eduardo C. Corral is a CantoMundo fellow. He holds degrees from ASU and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Beloit Poetry Journal, jubilat, New England Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, and Post Road. His work has been honored with a "Discovery"/The Nation award and residencies from The MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. He has served as the Olive B. O'Connor Fellow in Creative Writing at Colgate University and as the Philip Roth Resident in Creative Writing at Bucknell University. He's the interview editor for Boxcar Poetry Review. He won the 2011 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition.
8 comments:
I like The Smiths. My favorite is "How Soon is It Now." Do you love me?
Tupac
I like that song. It was one of our favorites? Hey, D. Are you in love?
Morrissey
Love? It feels good. Yeah...
The Sparrow
Anonymous, I must correct you. It's How Soon is Now. Relinquish your rights to speak about liking the Smiths--you've been revoked.
I love this song. Especially the way Moz grunts between the words "A" and "Rush."
I was AWP. Where were you? I hung out with Eduardo!
I'm offended! That wasn't anonymous. It was Tupac_Da_Dogg.
Dogs don't have feelings,especially ones that rap.
Tony,
Yeah. Bummer. I had drinks with E but was running around with different people. Probably why we didn't meet up. Next time, I guess, unless you'll be in NYC or LA soon?
Love the controversy that goes on at your blog...
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