Ali Jane Smith – Steel Blues

After Béatrice Machet # 12 STEEL GRAY--Gris acier

steel gray

your brain goes wild

on the phone to washington

while making the useless argument

for tariff exemption

some neurones are speaking and listening

others have got together

to distract themselves with the time step

your mother was right

tap lessons come in handy

at times of stress

if you tap you'll need to sing

                                                                      shuffle off to buffalo

sounded good

I didn't know buffalo upstate NY

meant marriage and everything dull

a steady job, dishcloths, all that

stomp

the president made assurances

hop step

in front of witnesses

flap

but can I say this

ball change

hop step

flap