Thursday, April 27, 2006

the fish waits for jim murphy

no downstairs doorbell

it might've been a nice house
where is jim murphy?
maybe jim murphy drives an accord.
here he comes
there he goes
maybe jim murphy drives a chevy suburban?
nope
not jim murphy
there's a light on in the front window
here's jim murphy
that's not jim murphy
ford windstar?
not jim murphy
nondescript pickup truck?
not jim murfee
acura, lowered, bass thumpn?
it's a bandito, but it's
not jim merfeee
it looks like it has a nice yard
but jim murphy's not in it
the porch is kinda shitty
and jim murppee is certainly not on it
(we are)
did you ring the doorbell?
yes
did you try downstairs too
there's no downstairs jim myrf....
no downstairs doorbell
there's a cat
::snap::::snap::
maybe the cat's jim mrfiy
didn't you talk to jim murphy?
i talked to someone who said
he was jim murphy
but he may not have been
maybe that's jim murray
murphy
no
he doesn't look like he sounded
maybe jim murphy's a drunk
let's go
okay

5 little fish:

Blogger Carl V. Anderson swam up to say...

okay, now I'm very intrigued...who is Jim Murphy?!?!?!

8:12 AM  
Blogger mysfit swam up to say...

yay! an oldben poem - it's been a while since i've had this most singular pleasure.

i esp. like the way murphy (who i am increasingly curious about as well) is mispelled through out the poem - it really works ;)

10:23 AM  
Blogger JP swam up to say...

I bet he carries a broom around!

1:19 AM  
Blogger JP swam up to say...

Murphy! But even oldben may do so.

11:55 PM  
Blogger oldben swam up to say...

but only for it's intended purpose. although when i was a kid we used to rollerskate in our driveway and use them to attack each other.

7:28 PM  

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