If he was a girly
(10/12/08)

If he was a girly
I mutter after-the-fact
maybe even remorsefully

If he was a girly
the thin, pale duke
a musician a-begging

If he was a girly
just got out of jail
we imprison musicians
(we imprison minds, too)

If he was a girly
at the end of it
our 16-days ritual

If he was a girly
who might have helped

Might I have
unemployed as I am

Fobbing off a hungry musician’s story, on Cape Town station, Tuesday late
morning, 9 December 2008