The Non-Short Cut
By Kenneth R. Cabrieto

          Which fence do I like best -
          The chain-link or the white picket?
          Frankly,
          The chain-link neighbors don't seem to have anything to hide,
          While the white picket fam scares me.
          You must be up to some shit if you're rockin' white picket in the ghetto.

          I don't know why I drive through here all the time.
          This short-cut isn't really that short.
          In fact,
          The drive seems to last longer.

          There's Chris Taylor
          (Yesterday his name was Jim Locke
          And last week he was Jim Taylor).
          The cops are [walking] after him again.
          They say he's dangerous but he just looks crazy to me.
          He's always screaming at the pigs.
          He says their precense gives him a stomach ache.
          I'm sure it's just gas.
          Chris Jim Taylor Locke looks like he likes him some beans.

          I'm so glad I don't live here.
          I think I'd actually be scared.
          Ahah, I remember why I drive through here all the time.
          I do it for that smell.
          It's indescribable and I love it.
          I really hope it's not coming from something whack,
          But I'm pretty sure it's those flowers over there.

          It always makes me happy to know
          That something nice can exist in a place like this.

          May 29th, 2004