Montgomery

from Limerence by Paul Soupiset

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Wake up there, Montgomery Wise.
Grab your journal, say goodbyes.
The state they told us you’re a free man now
Sign these papers, keep the pen,
it’s time to go back home again
I do believe you made it, take a bow…

The warden asked to wish you well
He’s off today but I could tell
He really cared, even recognized your name
Now Nora packed a sandwich and
A bag of chips, a soda can
She’ll miss your commissary poker game

Mind your manners, don’t be cruel
Montgomery, don’t play the fool.
You and I, we’ve memorized this tune
Mind the law and the golden rule
Montgomery, don’t play the fool.
You and I we both know … we’ll see you soon.

Here’s a $50 bill, keep it safe and use it well
Things cost more back in our neighborhood
A change of clothes, a burner phone
to call your kin, nobody home,
Well that’s ok the walk will do you good

Past the bridge, you’ll see the bay…
A footpath’s there, to walk away;
It’ll lead you back to town
The Dairy Queen: it never hires …
It’s cotton fields or changing tires
find a small motel and hunker down.

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from Limerence, released September 20, 2021

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Paul Soupiset San Antonio, Texas

Paul Soupiset [SOUP • a • ZAY] is a graphic designer, illustrator, painter, poet, editor, typophile, songwriter, liturgist, and armchair theologian. Paul makes his home in San Antonio where he was born in 1969.

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