Metal Detector

[couchgrouch]

Metal DetectorWell, Johnny worked constructionfrom dawn till the sky turned blackso his skinny gal wouldn't needto get her clothes off the rackit's lucky his skull was thickcos one day a falling brickalmost took his head offthey sent a check to his homeput a plate in his domethat always seemed to set offmetal detectorsgawd knows those things're loudbut his head was an erector set and you could betthat alarm'd soundflea market wedding rings, they pick up anythingnot just iron n steelsomething big...something dinkyTexas buckles or slinkiesno matter how little, trust me mister it'llbe revealedby a metal detectornow that Johnny was disabledthere wasn't much they could affordAirstreams were packed like Pringlesin their trailer courtso he took his last few bucksand figgered to try his luckon the beaches by Cancunlife had left his lady flather swimsuits fit like gunny sacksas they combed the burning sandduneswith metal detectorsgawd knows those things're loudbut those shores were an erector set and you could betthat alarm'd soundflea market wedding rings, they pick up anythingnot just iron n steelsomething big...something dinkyTexas buckles or slinkiesno matter how little, trust me mister it'llbe revealedby a metal detectorwell, Johnny almost had a heart attackwhen he found some ancient artifactturned out to be Aztec, and the zeroes on that checkalmost took his head offthen he couldn't wait to git back, rip his gal's blouse off the rackcos her new boob job set offmetal detectorsgawd knows those things're loudbut her bod was an erector set and you could betthat alarm'd soundflea market wedding rings, they pick up anythingnot just iron n steelsomething big...something dinkyTexas buckles or slinkiesno matter how little, trust me mister it'llbe revealedby a metal detector(c)2005 Robert George