Fifth Of July

looking out the fishbowl

at this beethoven bust

ever since the canine

no one's looking at us

but i bet with a running start

we could leap out of the water

a two foot drop to the oriental rug

and no one would be bothered

we could flip and flop across the hardwood floor

hold our breath through the lawn

the bust now sits where a globe used to be

canada should be at the end of this street

and lake louise is where i want to be

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it's the fifth of july

feeling independent

please step aside

the celebration's over

we're now on our own for the first of our lives

on the fifth of july

now what

looking out the kennel

at the dying oak tree

ever since the newborn

no one's looking at me

but i bet with these incisors

i could gnaw through this lead

a two mile run to the county line

a two state run to the sea

i could run through the briars and the brambles

where a rabbit wouldn't go

so fast the hounds couldn't catch me

like a johnny horton show

and anywhere is where i wanna be

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one if by land

two if by sea

three if by phone or facsimile

four if by plane

five if by boat

six if bilingual

seven by goat

eight by ten glossies of me

looking out the bedroom

at the snowy tv

ever since commencement

no one's asking 'bout me

but i bet before the night falls

i could catch the late bus

take small provisions and this beethoven bust

i could find work in the outskirts of the city

eat some fish on the way

befriend an old dog for a roadside pal

find a nice couch to stay

a pull sofa, if you please

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