lord im happy to be home
where the skin is pasty
the clothes are black
and the smiles are genuine
did not need to see another botox shock face
or poodle with rhinestone collar
anytime soon
speaking of botox
doesnt anyone realize that if you keep shooting up your face with this
you're gonna look like someone who just saw dick cheney in the nude
i mean that level of shock look
eyes wide
face flat
just doesnt exist in normal life
its gross
sorry but it is
anyway
im glad to be home
in good ol nyc
not that good ol nyc exists anymore
the 2nd avenue deli is gone
the plaza is gone
little eukrania is gone
little poland is gone
jewish life on orchard street gone
the lower-east-side is about to erect its first glass
highrise luxury condo in the parking lot
of the beloved and NOW GONE RATNERS?!
the chasids have moved to brooklyn
the artists to newark or red hook
or the north pole
and my beloved manhattan is turning into the emerald city
only the rich and the poor can be here
the poor in the projects
the rich in the kazillion dollar co-ops
and still
whenever i travel
i know again and again
there's no place like manhattan
under its skin
there is still edge
you just have to dig for it
a little more
dig
dig
dig it
