04-13-2015, 12:39 PM
Today is Tuesday
this should be Switzerland
but I’m trapped in the Mumbai Oberoi
with a half-done heroin deal
luxurious until the air-conditioning
broke down; even free fruit stinks
as it rots
that crackling sound could be
gunfire, or resin in the pipe
it’s tough not knowing
what’s happening outside
it’s the Dutch dealer who knows too much
it’s the impossible pile of smack
the impossible packet of cash
it matters not how much I call you
"Mother, Mother"
you hear me, but you will not listen
nodding off
while Shiva and Kali
dance
this should be Switzerland
but I’m trapped in the Mumbai Oberoi
with a half-done heroin deal
luxurious until the air-conditioning
broke down; even free fruit stinks
as it rots
that crackling sound could be
gunfire, or resin in the pipe
it’s tough not knowing
what’s happening outside
it’s the Dutch dealer who knows too much
it’s the impossible pile of smack
the impossible packet of cash
it matters not how much I call you
"Mother, Mother"
you hear me, but you will not listen
nodding off
while Shiva and Kali
dance