I got this tremendous vase or statue
For a good price.
Hell if I know what it is made out of
But it is heavy.
It is different to the vanity of being alive.
I paid for this,
I think.
Anyway off in the hallway a woman steps upon linoleum
Or maybe it is carpet. I am not there. Where I am
The rum never runs out and I work for no one
But one man,
And he is a generous master
And I always pay my landlord and anyone else who needs money
Because my master pays me on time.
Though I rely on someone else to live and though I am not a man
She asks if I am happy and I tell her yes.
For a good price.
Hell if I know what it is made out of
But it is heavy.
It is different to the vanity of being alive.
I paid for this,
I think.
Anyway off in the hallway a woman steps upon linoleum
Or maybe it is carpet. I am not there. Where I am
The rum never runs out and I work for no one
But one man,
And he is a generous master
And I always pay my landlord and anyone else who needs money
Because my master pays me on time.
Though I rely on someone else to live and though I am not a man
She asks if I am happy and I tell her yes.
