elena minor

54 this year – or tomorrow
put in 37 and more
& lock 67 up tight?
in a single-wide dream.
Remember 17
the first job
dime tips & butt cuddles …

|work hard for the money|

wait for the right man
(didn’t take long)
but wasn’t enough & then
oh, sweet-fight 3-pound baby girl to grow

|& work harder for the money|

wait for the right man
(didn’t take long)
but wasn’t enough & then
two matching pairs of baby blues askew

|have to work hard for the money|

wait for the next man
(didn’t take long)
not hardly enough & then
another pound and heavy makeup

|so hard now to work for the money|

wait
(too long)
& way more than enough & now
holding on
to the wrong man

|have to work now for the money|

wait
(too late)
enough now as then & then & now
histvtray&bib&spoon&drool&

oh,
oh, sing thee! sing thee!
a fair country
number …

… lullabye

♪ daddy ♪ daddy ♪ daddy

– o –

baby ♪ baby ♪ baby ♪

Now restart your countdown.

Then do your new math.