Sunday, February 01, 2015

reach for the stars 
like the moonshine you drank 
and your panties are like a banana
but the frying grace of Catamunda
is in not being eaten by bugs 
so hug the beach 
mosquito
spread more sunblock
blonde eyed blue grotto
be the escape you need so bad                      
            go for the golf 
and stay for the sweat                     
                                  backwards kissing meltdowns             
once upon a time you had a reason
but you voted with your feet 
go swift warrior 
flee the battle and lose the war 
     there's victory in the saddle 
just pry the lid off of it 
scoop that peanut butter
the captain could not stop
but you know better 
you've seen the cobblestones 
covered in mud
you've hauled sand from the beach 
and now the developers are buying you down
stay for the agave 
stay for the maguey
stay for the town of Tequila
stay and go 
that's the only way
call Cuco
he's out by the river 
the streets are slippery 
so be careful
that new car smell won't be there forever you know 
stay and go 
that's your only hope 
stay for the sweat 
go for the music
get a panga  to take you down the coast
but look out 
a cessna sized manta ray landed on a boat last week 
never seen again 
one person made it to shore 
a fourteen year old girl 
everybody else was lost 
but that never happened 
you old bullshitter
thats what i'm saying 
the sweat is in your eyes 
reach for the rag 
its clean 
they drank that moonshine tequila 
she called it Raicilla
stay for the whiskey 
go for the tequila 
it's a battle you'll win as soon as you start
get a car and go up to the mountains 
the carniceria up there 
has eleven kinds of meat 
beef
goat 
chicken 
duck 
lamb
turkey
pork
alpaca 
crocodile 
ostrich
i forget 
the last