tell them all that jay jay

jj jackman
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tell them all that jay jay
(4/18/01)

oh tell them all that jay jay he's in town
whisper this from chai to chai
that jackman's here today
from the gathering of the tribes to Cornelia street
in "by the ways" from cappucino to cappucino
from East Houston to West Houston
in "he won't slam" from java to java
from Soho to the Bow'ry with shots of Sambuca
in "who the fuck is heee s" from Kalossi to Kalossi
that jay jay jackman's here
from St John's church on 110th
to the little package store in Hell's Kitchen
with scorzi di limone
from espresso to espresso
from the green wooden benches of Washington park
to the little subway station near the trade towers
that jay jay jackman will be here for a few days
reciting from place to place
in the hopes that one of her neighbors might tell
one of her neighbors
from demi tasse to demi tasse
and that by some remote chance
she'll overhear the conversation
and make the connection
that fame is not to blame
while pressing her sliding lips
on tear bathed glass prison walls
peering from her upper story crib
from raspberry iced tea to raspberry iced tea
and awakening to realize that love is true
and that visions are real
and that pain can stop