If I was in a bad way and yelled for help, would I get some attention?
If I got worse and passed on would anyone give me a mention?
If I passed away and there was a funeral would anyone come?
or would I be tossed into an unmarked grave like another bum?
When its done and Im all over would the world be the same?
or would the only thing missing be the space I took as they erased my name?
Where would I go? upstairs or down? stuck in heaven or hell?
or would I stay here, akimbo in limbo, haunting some seedy hotel?
When it came time to list my accomplishments: what has this guy done?
It would probably be a very short list including he was his mothers "sun"
Would anyone notice when Im done and gone that that there is no more me?
or would I be happily forgotten like some painful memory?
When the grandkids asked their mother "who was my grandpops?"
would the answer be just some loser spent all his time running from the cops?
If I came up in casual conversation spoken in someones ear
would they be told to please change the subject 'we dont mention that guy around here'
-Santacruz-
