Bobby

You were older

Older than me

Sucking on a sponge as your cancerous lungs tried to breathe

In late October

When daughter Maria comes

And she's sitting on the edge of the hospital bed that you'll leave us on

And when it's all over

Will you forget what I've said?

Whatever memorial is carved over Amy's head

But Bobby's coming with you, even though she says you're mean

Will you face it in the corner, corner where I smoke my weed?

Ate flowers in the winter, guessing what I think you'd say

Well, Bobby's coming with you, even if my wings might break

And old Tascosa

Is lying on my back

While I'm twitching my legs like the spider crawling from the bed to the bathroom

And the pelican's neck

Left its shape on the bed

When I tried to memorize all the words you said and the way that you said them

But Bobby's coming with you, even though she says you're mean

While you're kneeling just to take some weight off of your swollen feet

Ate flowers in the winter, wondering what I did that for?

Well, Bobby's coming with you, you don't have to say any more