Puzzle of Ten Pieces


1.) I am descended from an aristocracy of crime
And regular aristocracy too but I just rhyme

2.) When I was all ready to go fight the Vietnam War
Then the Army decided not to draft me anymore

3.) The psychiatrist from the government asked me about
What I saw and I could see he had pig ears and a snout

4.) When my mother used to practice smiling in the mirror
She only saw death staring back at her ever clearer

5.) My father is a hitman and he would like to kill you
We are proud of each other and I know he would thrill you

6.) My son Teddy the poet and my father the poet
Share a birthday and the Lance mojo wouldn't you know it

7.) My daughter Maria is a celebrated beauty
And I tell the world with pride as my genetic duty

8.) My son Stevie the rock star called me from San Francisco
While walking in Chinatown after a successful show

9.) I have known Franziska since early Two Thousand and Three
She's seen me through hell and been the most faithful friend to me

10.) Some think they understand me yet they don't and never will
They shouldn't f**k with me but just think twice and then keep still

+Steven Curtis Lance



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Should anyone want to see this poem in full color, as it was really intended to be seen, go to this link at AuthorsDen:

http://www.authorsden.com/stevencurtislance

It's on my homepage there, and also on a page of its own, easily accessed from the index. Thanks for reading, +Stevie