Friends (Pt 3)

when I first met reuben and Shorty
they were living in a box
with some brothers and sisters
they were pretty young
but then so was I
for a while it was just the two of them
traveling around
checking things out
trying to figure it out
kind of like a couple of
newborns
trying to figure out
how to run a nuclear power plant
it wasn't happening
what it was still to this day neither of them
could probably say for sure
since they couldn't figure it out
they did the next best thing
they anesthetized themselves
for quite a while
quite well actually
they did figure that part of it out
if you could
drink it
smoke it
or rub it on your belly
they tried it
fortunately for all of us
that was just a phase
and like most folks back then
they got straight
forgot about it
and grew up to be good Republicans
(hey! ease up just kidding..)
what was I talking about
oh yeah..
after we hooked up
reuben and Shorty and I went everywhere
and hung out together
they were family and as such
could do no wrong in my eyes
although they did everything they could
to try my patience
and I theirs I suppose
isn't that what good friends do

to be continued...

Robert
2011

The Office

Horses on the cover
Pretzels in a bag
Coca Cola with a straw
Sitting on a rag

Notebooks on the table
Colored pencils in a cup
Radio on RNR
Telling me what's up

Plans are in the cubby
Calendar on the wall
Phone is in its cradle
Waiting for a call

Printer full of paper
Board with things to do
Files are in their folders
Big eraser black and blue

Pictures of the kids
Vacations come and gone
Certificate of Recognition
The list is getting long

The only thing that's missing
Is a job to do
But lately that is not the case
Cause there are very few

Backpack on the floor
To be filled it waits
Home we go for supper
Before it gets too late

Robert
2011