Pretty Pink Ears

 
Feel free  
to analyze my ass  
as much as you want
What makes you think  
the shit you'll dredge up  
is any worse than your own
Any answers you might find  
wont change a thing
 
What's done is done
I killed a man in a fight  
and when it went to the wire
turned out I was braver  
and stronger than him
But it ain't about  
the grudges we bear in life
It's understanding the lessons  
we've been taught by God
Knowing pride before a fall  
ain't worth a day in jail
I get that now
though I didn't need  
a fancy education like yours
to work it out for myself  
and in any case  
it was right there  
in front of my nose all along
written in the Bible  
plain as blood  
 
So when you ask me  
do I feel remorse--  
very strictly between the two of us
the worst part  
must be staring through the glass  
at those fine  
long  
legs of yours
as you cross  
and uncross on the chair
knowing I'll never get a date
 
But while you  
smooth down your skirt  
then fidget with your notes
I feel my tongue  
flutter peekaboo  
in and around your pretty pink ears
cuddling the knife
held up  
real close  
directly across your throat