Ballard of Ballad Bear

They said that the bear was lonely
He had lost all even his home
I tend to think he was just bored
And that’s why he always roamed

How else can you explain Ballard?
Or even Fremont for that matter
I mean sure there are garbage cans
Lots of which he could scatter

But the influx of young yuppies
Cat people I am pretty certain
They couldn’t handle a black bear
Much less a very large puppy

The Lochs would be so inviting
With all the salmon lining up
Swinging by old Woodland Park
Growling at a cousin "what sup"

What if the two of us switched places?
Where would I go? How would I survive?
Wander in this town with no faces
Or head to the wilderness to stay alive


I would have walked north to Lynwood
Where the mullets would help hide
A t-top Camaro or a van
Might stop and offer a ride

Hang a right at Alderwood
Mosey up on Interstate five
Stopped off on Quil Ceda Avenue
And on black let it all ride

My pockets a little fatter
I head out for the Skagit valley
Walk through some fields of tulips
Eating berries too many to tally

I make it across the border
Canada she embraces me
Because I don’t want to fight
And never been convicted of a felony

I wait in line to see my doctor
And ask for a lifetime prescription
Government grown honeycomb
Takes care of all my afflictions

trix

meetings refused by circumstance
a certain sideways stare
from the corner of an eye
energy force created glance
smiles shyly entertained
with the imagined conversation
you say but of course
as my jokes make you chuckle
you tell me your story
i cant help but listen
something abruptly gets in the way
your moving ever closer
my stomach is sinking
as my mind is running away
line started with a single response
something easy please like yes or no
just so my awkwardness isn't lost
and my swollen tongue has a place to go
Wish came sooner than expected
not quite how i thought it to end
now I'm thinking threesome
Yes, You have beautiful girlfriend