waiting for a table
in this restaurant
and watching an ant on the wall
can I make this more sing song
watching an ant
watching an ant
watching an ant on the wall
waiting on the ant to walk the whole wall
making bets with myself
if the ant walks the whole wall before we are called
I will take that ant to the table
I will take that ant to the table
I will take that ant to the table
how much could an ant possibly eat
a crumb or two
a crumb or two
a crumb
do you know how perfectly privileged we are
that we have to wait for a table
that in this town people can wait for a table
wait for a table full of food
that in this town the ant is suspect
for making his way on crumbs
making his way on crumbs
when elsewhere the ant would be a competitor
the ant would be a thief
the ant would be stealing from us
can I make this more singsong
how privileged we are
how singsong sing a song we are
what this song needs
is a ukulele
a ukulele would surely help this song
this song is hungry
and it needs more ukulele
that ant is disgusting
and I crush him once I shake
my generosity off
once they call me for the table
once I get my feedbag on
I’m going to buy that ukulele
and once I know how to play
or maybe a little before that
I’ll sing a song for hunger and ants
a song with a ukulele
song with a ukulele
sing it at an open mike
sing this song
fight that hunger and fight that ant
sing this song
Dark Matter 
September 20th, 2012 at 4:35 am
Now I have an image of you playing that ukulele in my head… lol
September 20th, 2012 at 5:33 am
Oh, no. Not me. I can play one, but I’m not a big fan — way too popular these days, I think. Guitars both acoustic and electric, yes (I’m up fooling around with my new Telecaster right now, in fact). But not the uke.