ape and apricot

[constantine]

they play the game and mistake it for life
with words by max factor and maybelline
thrills, frills and chills - clearasil
in the studio audience
in the carnival of lost souls
i look for the subtext
the nervous twitch of her sexy pout
the tic beneath ultra-long lashes
the canines' gleam in her bleached smile
but it not just the jane
in this tawdry refrain
dick too has a seat on the mystery train
the handshake greeting that's really a beating
the fuck you domination
what rank? what station?
how many bucks bucko boy
life's a beach, the joy of a toy
hoy hoy
eloi eloi
lama sabachthani
even dad - even mommy
always a subtext
whether we know it or not
from oedipus rex to the hottentot
what have you got that i ain't got
who put the ape in apricot
in oz, the monkeys have wings

[Doreen Peri]

i couldn't have said it better



what a great piece!

[constantine]

thanks doreen. still truckin inspired me with his tag line. no it wasn't truckin - it was gypsy joker. it wasn't the airplane - it was beauty killed the beast!

[westcoast]

in oz, the monkeys have wings

i have always been deeply disturbed by those monkeys.

~westie

[constantine]

they turned on the wicked witch like nobody's business. i expect loyalty from primates, but alas, this is wishful thinking.