Hours passing time to distract from
The inner pangs of a tremble
And the possibility of delivering the baby at term
Exercise resilience toward the political grist
A cat trots across the road its tail aloft
Tinsel shines
The dapper salesman suitcase full of samples
Stops in at a bicycle shop a corner bar
The bar at the corner of the terrace houses

Would you like a pie
Would you care to wait at the bar
Play a double play six-four-three
Play guess the sex of a cardinal
Awaken on the ocean
Dial the panic back to resentment
The cardboard gangster white tie pinstripe suit
That group of guys who get laughs
By inflicting pain on one another