And Then

Sitting up, bedding down Cigarette for dinner I am tired of giving them for free Making enough money to deflect a little more Wondering where I go When lightbulbs dim at home Buttons on somebody's phone I'm setting down, bagging up Controlled by lemons, lime and cherry Eating in at home for weeks It's funny to stand out Really out and think about that one time We told you to go home and later Threw the garbage out the window On somebody below Not funny, not a problem Not a lithium commodity Controlled by rivers, lakes and bridges Never twice a day in public Thorazine, Klonopin, glycogen, saccharine A kind of bon vivant Circumstances for addressing glittery celebrity A suburb with deep ties to modern anonymity Inspiring loyalty Dozens of trustees, professors, donors declined to speak Announcing late last week Damaging disclosures Guidelines for exposure and the handling of it Ancient institutions, downtown absolution A fundamental increase Honored at the banquet For Los Angeles, an acre Aggressive intervention to maintain short-term morale Childlike imaginings No alternative to market willfulness Degenerates Bizarrely captivating to a senatorial seat That's up-sold as a bland couples' retreat It's by a lake I've been to Where I used to go alone and later One by one by one my one address taken to heart Too full of moss and algae not to breathe And, then