I\'ve been a slave so many
times.
I\'ve been a slave to
booze and vaginas,
to poverty and the streets.
I\'ve been a slave to opiates
and poetry
brutality and love.
I\'ve been a slave to
the flesh and my addictions,
good intentions galore.
I\'ve been a slave to
beauty and hatred,
passion and desire
the flame
and the
fiery dance with death.
I\'ve been a slave to the
crowd and the pedestal
the morning glory women, and
their spells.
I\'ve been a slave on
the slow ride to hell.
So for the last time,
I\'m done with slavery.
Go find a new cock to control.
This rooster is going back to
the barnyard,
chase the horses and hens.
I promise
I will crow at the
freedom-soaked dawn.