Moses only got a bush, and here I am
with a whole tree. Though palm trees, I
read once, are actually great big
with a whole tree. Though palm trees, I
read once, are actually great big
grasses with leaves of lies. That’s
what the thing I read today said they were.
I’m not sure it was lying, exactly, but
what the thing I read today said they were.
I’m not sure it was lying, exactly, but
just minding its business. A palm tree
doesn’t care what it is, I reckon. But
what do I know, either? I know I’m looking
doesn’t care what it is, I reckon. But
what do I know, either? I know I’m looking
at a tree on fire, smoke billowing, I
think that’s the word I’d use, billowing,
like smoke does, that’s the word for it.
think that’s the word I’d use, billowing,
like smoke does, that’s the word for it.
The leaves curling up like prayers.
The whole thing cracking, a whip to beat
the penitent, orange and black and dead.
The whole thing cracking, a whip to beat
the penitent, orange and black and dead.