Dangerous TIme from Verbal Tan by John Ralston

Mom I want a haircut
I know I just had one
But this thing keeps growing back
And no one else has one
I’ll go swimming with the sharks
Just when it gets dark
It’s a dangerous time for a boy with a mind and a hook and a line and a heart

Mom please slow the car down
The pills he gives me make me drown
And I can’t keep my head up
When all the gears get rusted shut
I’ll go swimming with the sharks
Just when it gets dark
It’s a dangerous time for a boy with a mind and a hook and a line and a heart

But if I hide the pills under my tongue
Will you notice then?
I don’t think you will

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