Incessant accordion music in 3/4 time
And a pounding on the barrels
Slobs, sans teeth
cavort and smoke
Happy strictly in this moment, in this sliver of time
Before the approach of the rainy season
After the underground work is completed
For the dull men of clay
“Let me dance, too!” The thin voice of Billy the Cripple
Back and forth on his wheeled board
Under the radar and under the skirts
“Let me dance, too! Someone dance with me! Someone?”