and as a game of pool
becomes a night at the bar
the first chess game
becomes the second
i can neglect the goths,
the franks, consuls and kings
they will remain
but a neglected game of chess
is lost forever
and as a game of pool
becomes a night at the bar
the first chess game
becomes the second
i can neglect the goths,
the franks, consuls and kings
they will remain
but a neglected game of chess
is lost forever
like a hundred times
before today
a poor soul lost his frisbee
smashed to bits
on a city street
dave an’ gary an’ i
buried it
in the sewer
on congress and schaefer
And cups,
a black ashtray sit
together with my button
and do not move.