you make me consider plato
and his noble lie
“a contrivance for one of those falsehoods that come into being in case of need, of which we were just now talking, some noble one. . . .”
and i once thought
withholding my opinion
my true thoughts about you
an act of merciful omission
because my cause was to protect
the needy case that is you
but let me tell you, jack
you’re as full of shit as they come
that cross you bear
ain’t nothing new under this sun
neither is that organ grinder monkey
resting on your unbroken back
your shuck and jive is tired
taking credit for museum pieces
as you sell them for another day on the corner
you’re a well enabled drunk
an aged man child
a life long con man
a notorious bastard
cookie cutter motherfucker
you’re the reason
charitable people
throw out their couches
and you’re too fucking old
to be excused