Crazy Nut

by Chapman Burgess

You say you’re an American
But don’t mind that you’re lazy.
You say you want another war
And you’re proud that you’re crazy.

You say a 300 pounder
With one tooth is just fine
Like beauty is flounder
And the grotesque, divine.

You say you want to go back to high-school
To regain some ground
But who wants a sawed-off, offbeat,
War-story teller around?

You say one can of beer
Has the devil inside it;
You take a 50 cal cop car chomper
And bury and hide it.

Every time you get to know yourself
In front of a mirror,
You rearrange your face
Out of panic and fear.

Just what is your bag?
What is your game?
Different is your behavior
But Jones is your name.

—————————————————Chapman Burgess (1983)