and an audible -woah- slides across the room
and a single guffaw, no, it was just the guff
I lean over the the person next to me
velvet pipes, I say
and one thousand and three people
sit a little higher in their seats
and one thousand and three people
who came here today
not to hear or heed
but to ignore
and maybe sleep
One thousand and three people who, perhaps,
just needed to be hit over the head
with a board
or a velvet pipe
maybe all they needed was to surprise us
well, they did
Congratulations, Mr. Phipps
perfect. love this.