Henry House

The jolly old man is a silly old dumb,
with a mean face, humped, who kills dead.
There is a tall girl who loves only him.
She has sworn - Blue to you forever.
Grey to the little rat, go to bed.
- I fink it's bads all over.

Goguel says nobody knew where the christ they buried him
anyway but the Jewish brass.
No use asking the rich man.
A story. Stories??
One of these bombs costs a fortune.
So sweet dawn wàs he gone?

A bloody fortune!
Married her donkey? That can hardly be.
Magics sweat up & down.
Henry & Mabel ought to be but can't.
Childness let have us, honey,
so adult the hell don't.

John Berryman