EXECUTIVE SOOT
the funny man speaks through harmless lips. He
operates in the presentperfect sense of his
pastparticiple mind & occasionally wonders why
the future seems so tense. Serious
man almost funny busynessman
working honest hours &
dishonest lifetimes
racing rockinghorses
in the dark. Honest
workingman eats his lunch
crammed between punchclock &
traffic jam. Big
bossman does his algebra
(ma & pa said son you'll go far)
with profit&loss plan. Funny
money man who saves his honey
like a busy bee on dear ol'
Maggie's Farm
[1969]
A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAH
A dollar for Dollah
And two for Maniam
Ah Kow has three
Now he's a Tan Slee
Datuk, datuk on the dole
Why do you do only what you're told?
Shake your sarong, tap your feet
Nod your head and grab a seat!
Errand boy blue
Look what you've grown into
From errand boy to erring man
In just a year or two
Mommy says I'll grow up strong
If I don't hang around the grownups for too long
Daddy says I'll grow up rich
If I don't mind being a sonofabitch
Drawings by Antares
[First posted 20 September 2011]
