hot and muggysouth philly is nasty in the sumer
you can feel your brains bke
smell the tar on the roof melting
garbage becomes piquant
i have a room walled off by a comforter and a poncho
i could run the ac and be almost comfy
or take it too the streets
find businesses that will cool me for free

so its movie marathon day here in south philly
buy one get three free
that"ll take care of that ball of fires reign in the air
in eight hours it might be cool enough to just rock the fan
with a cold case of brew

so now its time to catch up on mass culture
do some research for how movies are made
try to decide where the "acts" begin and end
try not to get to frustrated by moronic plots
remember how hot my apartment is
that, no matter how crappy, its better in the cool dark theater than on the third floor
maybe a trip to the buffet later
the one with the sushi

oh yeah, its nice when the government gives you money
thats why i paid all those taxes
so one orgy of spending
then the rest goes into the pierogie box in the freezer
i can live on twenty bucks a week
and ill prove it
ill save the reciepts
pinch pennies
while i search for the right job
im allowed to wit for "suitable" employment
that term seems perfectly political and open to interpretation
so ill interpret for the next 20 weeks or so and maybe gain some sanity
or plan for my future
get on my feet again
head to canada with a pocket full of cold hard cash and a dream
open my own "blunt and breakfast" in british columbia

so im thinking, pirates, prada, superman and nacho libre or maybe the lake house
maybe all five?
nah thats too many movies
four is enough to give you a headache
but much better than the lightheaded headaches you get in this hotass apartment
the ones where you feel like you could keel over right there
face pink, flushed
sweaty puddle on your chair as you crouch infront of the fan
cheeks sticking to the chair and sounding like velcro when you get up
but no way clothing can be worn on a day this nasty
so you suffer
and try to keep the ball sweat off the good chair
the guest chair
the ten buck thrioone for visitors
its too hot to sit in that thing in the summer
i think its stuffed with asbetos or laa or something
its good in the winter tho
i live in that thing in the winter