Andrew Crisci Poet Lyric

Paler Than a Phantom

My credit card has
an outstanding balance,
I'm tired of paying
interest and fees;
can somebody
bail me out, please?

My woes are getting 
deeper than madness;
I'm spinning
in a frantic dance...
while my nightmares
are getting worse!

I'm paler than a phantom
in a Broadway play,
I am an ordinary guy
in a plaid shirt and faded jeans;
I go unnoticed by everyone
looking so preppy:
and through this chaos
of mundanity aoid grins!

I rubbed Aladdin's lamp
and waited,
I wondered if he had invented
this alluring tale
to make magic his selfish greed;
I'm better than William Tell,
I can shoot an apple
from yards away.
Didn't David
hit Goliath in the skull
with a stone:
I applaud his bravery; he saved
many lives and avoided
a windfall! 

My soup is all broth
without a single pea,
bees buzz, they smell
honey in my hot tea;
at least, I have
something to keep me busy.
I catch them with a net,
they'd love to bite me;
it's a great distraction
from headache and worry!

I'm paler than a phantom
in a Broadway play,
I've bought a ticket 
to drift away 
into that swift crowd
so unfriendly and rude;
yum, I smell hot dogs roasting,
I'm vowed!

I'm paler than a phantom
in a Broadway play,
all I got is my freedom:
my pockets are empty,
home is only blocks away!

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