neither of them folded well

 two bills

and neither of them folded well

        they both had truth

to tell

and it took them a while to get there

but when they did

smiles

 thoughts

laughter just because

the often wonder why

that cuts through the disguise

 of fear

          and lies

 the drink

        or smoke

where wonders arose

      never gave the kind of damn

 that they were supposed   to

but

supposed to

burned all the way through

 and back again

to england

    and new england

 and new new england

badnewsblues

 to ramona

before the war

       but during and after

the settled score

with shuffle off looming in

the mortal coil wearing thin

                 both found time to

                     take me in

                                   and tell me

 this