MONGREL

I am the mongrel but of woman and man I am the mongrel but of land and street I am the mongrel but of tool and hand I am the mongrel but of word and speak I am the mongrel but of truth and lie I am the mongrel but of love and heat I am the mongrel but of dirt and sky I am the mongrel but of ghost and meat I am the mule of town St. Bastard And I kiss it with the unders of my feet Yonder I see a hill to die on Or is that just a grass verge where lies the dog turd of life Circumstance has me by the tenders Happenstance greets me with a knifе I could have been a contender, but I lost somеthing in the cut I could have been a big spender If it weren't for this pain in my gut I could have been a mogul if it weren't for this 1 bed rental Could have been a psychiatric saviour if I didn't go mental Something with a safety net, a death sentence and dental I am the mongrel but of woman and man I am the mongrel but of land and street I am the mongrel but of tool and hand I am the mongrel but of word and speak I am the mongrel but of truth and lie I am the mongrel but of love and heat I am the mongrel but of dirt and sky I am the mongrel but of ghost and meat I am the mule of town St. Bastard And I kiss it with the unders of my feet