JOE DOLCE - J Effen K

J EFFEN K

Time upon a once
an ago time along
when America was so grand-
stand free of the home-
less and a brave land

and reporters exploded flashguns
before schoolguns flashed,
when priests were lit with God
and Superman said please
and politicians held little Johnnies
and doctors killed disease

a boy was a once
sat at a schooldesk gazing
and the principal's voice like a loud god amazing
on the class intercom could stop Chemistry.

When tvs looked like fishbowls
and mom ironed shirts sewed holes and cooked dinners
and secretaries ran the switchboard poles
and dad shoveled snow in winters

before doctors were in newspapers
and priests touched little Johnnies there above the knees
and politicians talked to God
and reporters spread contagious disease

a boy was a once in a far land aways
ever happily after
catching a ball once (before replays)
and journalists cried
when dreams died.

Before Marilyns were breathless -
gangsters were just Cagney or Edward G
and Oswald was a flying owl
and Superman flew on TV

before television was a fishbowl
and dad fucked the secretaries (he had to work late, see?)
and mom stopped eating and snow buried memories

a boy was a once
fell asleep at a book
flew out of the schoolroom
hit the ground, bounced
scraping a knee
and up for better look
got caught in a tree.

When doctors gave shots
for scrapes
and measles and mumps
and out of a window Superman jumped
but could no longer fly
before Clark Kent died

before Elvis was shot needles
played records
before Sinatra got fat
and mom and dad fought
and sparrows sang flat

and journalists wrote like birds and men

like Walter Cronkite cried when he heard J Effen K had died.




~ Joe Dolce ~
from HATBOX
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[ger6111]

when needles played records!!! wow.....that was godd