BAD NISSAN:

The man at the Jersey City car rental says,
“You want the toll pass?”
We say, “Yes please!”
He says, “OK you got it”
We say, “What do we have to do?”
He says, “Just keep drivin’”

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LIFT:

“Do you want 1 or 2?”
“I’m not sure”
“Well it’s either 1 or 2”
“Well I’ll know when we get there”

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GOOD TRICK:

At the desolate breakfast in Pittsburgh,
The waitress smiles for the first time,
“How are you today?”
Nobody gets hurt

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CULTURE:

Do you have anything like an English breakfast?
We have Australian,
And it’s got bacon,
So that’s similar

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STARS ON YOUR MUD FLAPS:

I am waiting,
By a painting of naked things,
Thinly disguised as art,
Culturally significant marks

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ART FOR THE PEOPLE:

A van called Albert Einstein,
A dog smiling,
Bikinis and Speedos,
Flags and everything,
For sale

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THE MISSING 24TH:

Fox cup the startled,
Paper cup the telephone,
Crash barrier the kind,
Ride in a Black Mercedes,
After midnight

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ARMIES OF THE NIGHT:

Am I exotic in your imagination?
Younger and older at the same time,
This place is like Japan full of spoons,
Spiders in the bath,
And laughter heals

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CHOICE:

What’s your number?
Eleven,
What’s your table?
Black,
What’s your name?
Tourist
Where do you live?
In the sky

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LULLABY:

Mesmerising baby with cartoon plastic tunes,
Rub the lamp and make a wish,
But please stop sending angry messages…

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