Bobby

You were older Older than me Sucking on a sponge As your cancerous lungs tried to breathe In late October When daughter Maria comes And she's sitting on the edge Of the hospital bed that you'll leave us on And when it's all over Will you forget what I've said? Whatever memorial is Carved over Amy's head Bobby's coming with you Even though she says you're mean Will you face it in the corner Corner where I smoke my weed? Ate flowers in the winter Guessing what I think you'd say Well Bobby's coming with you Even if my wings might break And old Tascosa Is lying on my back While I'm twitching my legs like the Spider crawling from the bed to the bathroom And the pelican's neck Left its shape on the bed When I tried to memorize all the words you said And the way that you said them Bobby's coming with you Even though she says you're mean While you're kneeling just to take some Weight off of your swollen feet Ate flowers in the winter Wondering what I did that for Well Bobby's coming with you You don't have to say anymore