"Thank God, the Mardi Gras is over
and all the tourists have gone home.
It feels so good to just relax
and spend some time alone."
"I'll have a cup of coffee
with two packs of Sweet 'n Low.
I'd love to light a cigarette
but, 'No Smoking' now, I know."
"Hey Harry! How is Betty?
I haven't seen her since the flood.
I heard she moved to Waco Texas.
Her place was mired in the mud."
"My wife went to the doctor;
She has a real bad cough.
Her health insurance really sucks
and she's getting so pissed off."
"I've been working double shifts,
trying to save a little money.
I want to leave this town so bad,
it really isn't funny."
"I don't need no more Katrina's;
I'm just so tired of all this crap.
All the sandbags and the flooding;
I'll pick a high place on the map."
"Maybe, I will move up north;
I was thinking New York State.
I'd leave this town tomorrow,
but it's so tough to relocate."
"I'm not getting any younger;
I've got cramping in my legs.
I'll have another cup of coffee
and fry me up some ham 'n eggs!"




Sam


18 old applause
