To Velma

Hey, Doll-

You know we did it

I don’t have to tell you-

The winners always know when they’ve succeeded

And we’re always the winners

Just look at us

We have that smug underground bravado

It keeps us alive

Unlike the many who wither in the gutters

We’re to smart for that

And once again we jumped that fence

We’re just made that way

We face the winter winds

And that pretty face of yours still stays pretty

And mine gets harder, but it’s still there

We’ve got lots to push up against

Hog Butcher of the World-

And all that Jazz

But with you-

Well, we can push them all off their high horses

You’re just a doll!

Fuck-

You’re making me go soft, y’know

I can’t keep being a sucker for you

But I wasn’t lying when I said you’re like family to me

You’re a gal after my own heart.

And I’m an old sucker-

But only for you, Doll.