The Drunk

THE DRUNK It’s kinda nice - thet aste, thebuzz, th e life Ok, I ofte n falldo wn . . . big deal Can’t rem em ber things likewhen I’m sup posed to startmyjob My wifeget s ang ry Why? No moneyleft for the re nt or the gas bill and so o n But hey, I get to sit in alleys and talk with my buddies about world matters We shout sometimes in heightened realization that the world is replete with Useless people like politicians, oligarchs, lawyers, policemen, taxidrivers Who won’t stop for you when you’re swaying at the kerb outside the bar. . . . . . guys the world cou ld do w ithout, eh? Pain s in myback sometim es wifesays it’s liver but I thin k it’s thatjob of mine What do es she kn ow?