Ode to Family Court, Boston, MA

Gruby Jonnie
help help help
Gruby Jonnie
im beat
beat
jonnie
so beat my leafy top
has gone brown
and missing
some east side matron has clipped it for collared greens
you could make the saddest beatest borsht of me
no sour cream
no onions
nor pepper
just bitter tears to taste
im that beat
no no
dont bother
with the boiled potatoes
im irish


greetings