“The Symbol” – variations on a theme
When I was hitch-hiking down to Boulder,
Peter Pan stopped and picked me up. He was driving
a truckload of Angus beef cattle to Denver.
“Do you like being a truckdriver better than you do a lost boy?” I asked.
“Yeah,” Peter Pan said. “Hoffa is a lot better to us forever boys than Captain Hook ever was.
“The old fart.”
Seagulls are much better for the heart than angus beef. Lean.
More bones though, and more work in the preparation…
I had a lot of trouble making
up my mind whether to eat chinese
food or have a hamburger.
Despite myself, I said:
“Give me a hamburger with plenty
of onions on it.”
“But what kind of hamburger is this?”
Marcia would ask.
I’d hand her a flower and regret everything
immediately.
Excellent, Max!
Unfortunately, I live inland now, so Angus Beef and Peter Pan it had to be.
Fortunately, I like both hamburgers and Chinese food.
Marcia I hardly remember. But I feel close to her nevertheless