Sorry About Arkansas Paroles

best to keep it shut
& to keep your hand from wandering
use it to cover that eye up

if it's dark as death in there try not to mind
consider yourself blessed you're only playing blind

to keep out creepy noises
in the middle of the night
eat a hundred sandwiches
in loud & crunchy bites

while your gut's digesting
while you chew
are a hundred little tiny teeth
having their way with you

and all you can do, all you do is watch & wait
don't suffer much more than a weak malaise

& to keep out paranoia
at least a bottle or more
when they're gone stuff in your notes
& throw them overboard