Dr. Buck's Letter

I lost my temper with a friend

Mocked him and treated him with a rudeness
And though I try to make amends
Still I miss him, I walk a dark corridor

Woke up one mornin'

Dr. Buck's letter

Of my own making I walk a dark corridor of my heart

Hoping one day a door will be ajar
At least so we can recompense
Our betrayal of our hard-worn friendship
In vulgar and arrogant abeyance
So what was untrue beneath
A parlance
I open the envelope

Dr. Buck's letter
Read welfare benefit reports

Jay McCarthy approximately ten-fifteen days
I got down, I was depressed
It was
Dr. Buck's letter

Turn the radio on

Dr. Buck's letter
Cheer myself up
Put the radio on, get the magazine
Out
And read about the Essence of Tong

Checklist, I never leave home without
One: Sunglasses, I wear them all year around
I seem to need them more often
It's a habit
Music, cassettes, CDs
Three: PalmPilot
It's my lifeline. I think it's my PA's computer
She rules my diary and I download it
Four: Mobile phone
Five: AmEx card
They made such a fuss about givin' it to me
But I- I spent more time gettin' it turned down
I was in the realm of the Essence of Tong