Jimi's Pathos
In Teapa he now makes his home
After his journey from the states
Trouble caused his heart to roam
And sorrows filled his plate
One friend asked him about the gun
And what he planned to do that night
He said he’d do what must be done
And anger blurred his sight
He shot her down and did not care
The gun still in his hand
His woman said that she had dared
To love another man
Someone asked where he would go
Where he would run or stay
He simply said I do not know
And headed down Mexico way
People staring from a distance
Some just mumble and turn away
And he can tell in just one instance
What they mean and what they say
So when I see him on the street
I shake his hand so he will know
He has a friend and when we meet
I simply say “Hey Joe”
Copyright © Andy Chunn | Year Posted 2021
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