the starlings?
we should know a starling when we hear one
i ask what sort of birds are those
a crow she says
no crows are much bigger
they're glimmer birds, you know a crow, you know a night
you should know a crow
there are no pigeons here
which is odd but there is still bird shit on the sidewalks
and ground down gum

i thought you said this was a clean city
he said
it is! it is! i said
don't you know what all those black marks are
they're ground down gum

i thought you said this was a clean city
i've never been to a clean city
there are cities i feel unclean just thinking about

i asked after the dirt that lies in the creases of my sheets
i did that
can you believe it!
i can be very silly sometimes
under the hot noon moon

theme: dirt
i own several machines
but all this dirt gets in them
maybe faster than for other people
do you have pet dirt?
i could have a kitten i suppose
i have dirt

theme: dirt
a-poi-sea-uh
poi
poi poi
poor as dirt and like a god
cramping, bitten