the check was made to smallville

i think there was more than one perspective

there was an amusement park
and
a family

there was me
at a new job

there was me
on the street
trying to call my aunt in austin
[i have no aunt in austin]

somehow
these were all one big story

the amusement park
is a theme that comes up every once in a while
but, i've never been all that certain what it means
i can't remember details, but
what seemed important was
the family was on opposite sides of the park

then, my new job
it was sort of a desk job
and i was trying to get settled into my office
but there was stuff everywhere
and
they were letting clients in
while i was trying to change clothes

so
i went out, in the field
i did a bunch of consulting or something
brought back a bunch of money
and
suddenly i was a man
and this woman
tall, really beautiful
in an intellectual-type way
was standing in the doorway

how'd you do, she asked
i couldn't tell them i worked here, i answered
i'm not sure what to do about this, i hand her the check

it's made out to smallville

don't tell the company anything
we'll figure something out
and

keep the check


she turns slowly
keeping her eyes on me until the last possible second
and smiles
like i did something really really good
and she is gonna show me just how good, later

then, i'm a girl again
younger than i am now
i was wandering the streets
i don't know what city it was
but, definitely one i've seen in dreams before
there's something tricky about the buses
and i hear something about
einstein
trying to find out something about einstein, during the war
and i'm thinking it might be something bad
but i'm all like i'll call my aunt in austin
the one who works for the underground radio
she worked with einstein

so i try to use a pay phone
talking to the operator:
do you have a listing for edith
i may ma'am
how certain are you
because i won't waste the funds
almost certain ma'am

i insert a bunch of coins

i'm sorry ma'am
my information was fragmentary
i could not complete your call
have a nice evening

and
i'm spit back out on the street