dewey, cheatem, and howe

i wonder how many people know what thats from
feel free to wager a guess

you would think
that a concise, clear statement
intentionally said in a way to erase all ambiguity
such as, 'fuck off, and never, under any circumstance, talk to me again'
would be easy enough to understand
apparently not
because, apparently
some people are too damn stupid to register the meaning
or believe that when i said it, i fucking meant it

i'm tired of the damn hot weather
i want it to be fall again
what with it, you know, being fall now

and, because its worth mentioning
today is dmitri shostakovich's birthday
he'd be 101, if he hadnt been dead since '75

its going to be a long damn week