County Orange

The Gourds

our little friend



he didn¹t want to wear



his white buckled shoes



nor was barefoot



his speed



he didnt like grocery store feet



he was a fussy little kid



when it came to footwear



but on Friday he could wear whatever he damn well pleased




the jive ass trickery



that makes this anything



but what it is



dressed in county orange or city gray



got rubber sandals



just to be safe




metaphorically speaking



we find our little friend



back in his white buckled shoes again



the Monday if you will



of our Friday



spent in tailored bliss



but if you strip the myth



away from the man



its just one to six months



of Mondays for our little friend