The cave

- your music is dated
he said
- I think you need to
polish it a bit

my girl had wandered
off
my eyes looked back
down to my
Chivas
and I smiled

- maybe you're right
I said
and still smiling
I raised my eyes
again
- we have had that
feeling every
now and then
but somehow
we always end up
following
the same road

it is curious though
and I see where you're
getting at
for I would argue
we are in essence
an existentialist
band
even if the guitarist
is a consequentialist
and the rhythm section
are true pragmatists

I believe it
stems from an involuntary
analytic undercurrent
in the band
it's always bound
to come up
when you're on tour
or recording
or whatever
wouldn't you agree?

- I... well I wouldn't know
about that
but hey man
I really dug your music, y'know?
I gotta go there and
talk to someone
now
will you excuse me?

- sure
I sat back to finish my
Chivas
before getting up
to find my girl
opinionated cocksuckers
always wear her patience
down
too soon

Into twilight.