Charles Bernstein

Little yellow spots of dirt on my carpet Won't go away from watching you clean You are the ruler of my apartment My sole point of interest, if you know what I mean I thought you a proud man until I spent some time on you Now I know that you are not of that breed You make me want to do things, like laugh 'til I pass out You make me want to vomit, you make me want to read And how in the name of He Who Made Creation Did I breathe a second without you by my side? I built a fort, and I christened it Fort Stagan My roommate Sara Mykrantz walked in and was surprised But, you try to say, 'Never thought you would let me go that way' I never thought it could be so new I always had this suspicion that I would get old before I knew Mom bought grandma a change purse, blue But, who are we kidding? She can't even go to the store I always wonder about how my life will turn out Beth made a comment, true But, what does it matter? Grandpa can't even read the news You have talents that I could only dream to possess Our love is like a lampshade, do you know what that means? An atlas of the world points my head and body to the Northwest My roommate Sara Mykrantz walked in and was surprised