Do Not Spank the Truth
by Jerry Ratch
Do not spank the truth
Whatever else you do
You do not ever
Spank the truth
If you let the truth be spanked
You will be diminished
And it will never let you
Be finished, instead
When you are dead
You will dangle in the land
Between the living
And the dead, head down
In Ugly Town
Underground
Right next to Old Town
New Town and Uptown
So do not ever
Spank the truth
Nor speak of it
Getting the big Spank
Or you will be forced
To join the unknown
And putrid ranks
Of the dead-in-the-head
In the underground land of dread
Known all around
As the unreal, the surreal
And the Unfed
Where you will be forced to collect
And listen to Scandinavian crickets
Or worse, become a bonafide member
Of the Abandoned Shoe Project
And learn to let the derision and smell
Of trust-funders roll off your back
Like a human pigeon who's busy
Avoiding footsteps in hell
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If you let the truth be spanked
You will be diminished
And it will never let you
Be finished, instead
When you are dead
You will dangle in the land
Between the living
And the dead
A good reminder of the downsides to physically punishing your children.
Enjoyed this very much.
Thinking you could pitch The Big Spank to the Coens as, oh, maybe a Lebowski sequel? Or something. This perked me right up. *
When you are dead
You will dangle in the land
Between the living
And the dead, head down
In Ugly Town
Underground
Right next to Old Town
New Town and Uptown*