Einstein Washes the Dishes
Einstein washes the dishes
He knew he could not change the world
So he tried to change the universe
Knowing it would be absurd
But then again, it could’ve been worse
Tributes
On an 1894 Preacher’s Traveling Reed Organ
It probably survived by being broken, never
wired-up for someone’s psychedelic band
in the ’60s, not interesting to children who’d
have abused it casually as they do aged dogs
they are told not to bother.
Petite Chanson de Démence
My father asks if Genji’s a girl or boy
over and over over family dinner.
It’s not his fault. He doesn’t mean to annoy
Cheap Guitar
I will fix up
her guitar now
she is dead,
now it is no
longer a symbol
for how I felt
every day since.
Blue Fender Telecaster
There was a time
when it meant everything,
when distortion was important,
feedback held the world back,
delay delayed the inevitable.