i built a little businessman out of steel wire, braized him together,
dressed him. I swung him up on a swing.
I strung the string to the ceiling. I said swing and I pushed him.
My father spent most of each day in the office. He used to steal my hair dryer,

dressed him. I swung him up on a swing.
drying circuits. Once he had a car,
My father, spent most of each day in the office. He used to steal my hair dryer
with a broke ignition, strung the wires up so the ignition started

drying circuits. Once he had a car,
pressing on the floorboards. In Michigan the squirrels were so big,
they foraged in packs. We called them snow gophers, bent down and watched them eat.
invention is invention is invention and so on.

there I go too long once more & cover his ears
& scale his shiny leather, ask me does it hurt, Syd?
they foraged in packs. We called them snow gophers, bent down and watched them eat.
Here he slides into a wallet, there I count him

& scale his shiny leather, ask me does it hurt, Syd?
and to tell the truth, i saw him there, a pale grey,
Here he slides into a wallet, there I count him
He breaks glass jars without me, rattles my teeth on a chain.

And to tell the truth, I saw him there, a pale grey,
between snow drifts, like a lost thing, undone
Here he slides into a wallet, Syd, I count
his glass jars. I count his broken teeth on a chain.

between snow drifts, like a lost thing, undone
& I lied about him, i lied his teeth,
& his glass jars. Syd, I count
things with no numbers, i add them

& I don't think I'm much of a liar
I strung the string to the ceiling. I said swing and I pushed him.
Things with no numbers & too long once more,
I built a little businessman out of steel wire, braized him together, dressed him.