Lethargic acid

By Richard Mather

So says he, the man in the back

, , , [pauses]

row, jaundiced, lethargic, frowning…

. . . [stops]

(So, so – so, so)

He rocks, gently now, humming…

, , , [pauses again]

(oh, oh – oh, oh)

… “plus-zero.”

[press the # key, joe]