Caught between the twisted
stars the plotted lines the faulty map
that brought Columbus to New York
Betwixt between the East and west
he calls on her wearing a leather vest
the earth squeals and shudders to a halt
A diamond crucifix in his ear is
used to help ward off the Fear
that he has left his soul
Inside his pants he hides a mop to
clean the mess that he has dropped
into the life of lithesome Juliette Bell
And Romeo wanted Juliette
his shoulders and curses Jesus
the sink that by his bed gives off a stink
Then smells her perfume in his eyes
and her voice was like a bell
Outside the streets were steaming
the crack dealers were dreaming
of an Uzisomeone had just scored
I betcha I could hit that light with my
one good arm behind my back
Brother give me another tote those
downtown hoods are no damn good
those Italians need a lesson
This cop who died in Harlem you
think they'd get the warnin'
I was dancing when his brains
And Juliette had her Romeo
I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag with
Latin written on it that says
"It's hard to give a shit
Manhattan's sinking like a rock,
into the filthy Hudson what a shock
they wrote a book about it,
they said it was like ancient Rome
The perfume burned his eyes holding
and something flickered for a minute and then
