American Pie
Narration of original poem by Susan Kirschbaum/SOUND ON!…. The rest of the text, below.
We were two kids just slinging pies
Fudging ‘em
Scrapping ‘em
Better than tips
What street was that?
I can’t recall
Just two kids with dreams so BIG
A punk speaking lines from some wayward play
Putting out cigarettes in burnt coffee grinds
She danced on the tips of those weird blocked shoes
What kind of art makes you bend that way?
We were two kids just slinging pies
Fudging ‘em
Scrapping ‘em
Better than tips
What day was it?
I can’t recall
Just two kids with fake ID’s
The local bar was called Dirty Frank’s
They would hit the juke box, old Seventies rock
What do you think made Frank so dirty?
Washing it down with whiskey and beer
We were two kids just slinging pies
Fudging ‘em
Scrapping ‘em
Better than tips
What show was it?
I can’t recall
Just two kids who got called back
He read Chekov in black Doc Martens
Bastard son of Bukowski and Joe Strummer
She auditioned for all the ballets
Pretty pink tights, five classes a day
We were two kids just slinging pies
Fudging ‘em
Scrapping ‘em
Better than tips
When did it end?
I can’t recall
Just two kids who wanted it all.
— Poem written by Susan Kirschbaum (Copyright 2020)