AQUA VELVA

aqua velva

Dave was this big bastard
With only a couple of teeth left
To be pulled.
He told me that he had
Hung up the bottle
And the cigarettes
And that he was doing odd jobs
In the neighborhood
And some work for the church.
His brother was another story
He was frequently passed out
In the park
"I kicked him out of my place"
Dave said
"I woke up one morning
and was shaving my face
and when I put the Aqua -Velva
on my face, the shit didn't burn.
So I smelled it and it didn't smell
like anything"
"that's strange"
I told him
"yeah"
he said
'the son of a bitch had drank it"
I didn't really know what to say
So I just laughed
As Dave laughed.
'look' I told him
'I should get going, I have to get
dinner ready for the lady'
'all right' he said
and took off towards the church.

On my way home
I picked up 12 bottles of premium lager
Imported from Belgium
The label said that it was
"the most acclaimed of all Belgian beers"
it was no Aqua Velva
I thought
But it'd get the job done.