I caught a train to Memphis
caught a lightning bug in a jar
caught a cold
then caught myself
before I said too much
I left my feet in bed
socks rolled up like potato bugs
left my worries
and left my punches too
I slipped into my slip
silky and white as it was
slid into bed next to the Devil
and the Euphrates River
slept until I was in ancient Egypt
famous as the Pharoahs
and eye liner to the stars
