She’s Got a Higher Purpose Now

she’s got a higher purpose now
she’s got Baltimore and puddle skips
she’s got two heart attacks
she’s got time now, time to cook
she’s got a new sponge, a clean sponge
she’s got a higher purpose now
she’s got a secret service business card
she’s got an orange clapboard house
she’s got the backstreets lit
by the dead docked boats
by the harbor tourists
circling around the blocks
looking for a parking space
looking for a power source
hoping for a familiar face
is he the one who played
the witness to the mural
in 1994?
no he couldn’t be
he was living in Jacksonville then

she’s got a higher purpose now
she’s got cats and good old Stephen
she’s got two weeks to leave
she’s got a secret service boyfriend
she’s got Baltimore and puddle skips

June 15, 1998