Cardboard [in progress]

Trying to wash neon green
off the base of the wall
From last night when I decided
to spray-paint a quote on my bed
"A very interesting story
wrapped in an enigma of stuff"
Drunk in dim light with aerosol indoors
It's just a cardboard box anyway.

But goddamnit, it's MY cardboard!
I paid five dolla for it,
legit serious
Shipped the wrecked bicycle
I salvaged from an alley
Across the country on train
then bus in this box.

As any green hippie
or urban hobo will tell you
There are many advantages
to a giant slab of cardboard
Cut out squares as picture backing and frames
Put underneath canvases
and by that I mean stolen DQ banners
When I wanna have a paint party
which is every day.

I just roll up my torn
20-year old sleeping bag
Get it outta the way
and the cardboard bed is mine
Whenever I wanna make a mess
which is every day.

I've fucked on it
Dyed my dreads on it
Neon purple spattering the green
Moved it in the bed of a truck
A nice cushion for the rest of my stuff
of which I have practically none.

Delicious shiver runs down my spine
Feels like elation, anticipation
It's just fucking cold
'cause I left the window open.