Dirty

by Cliff Lake

Dirty

Dirty thought
It clogs my head.
Much more grimy
Than what you’ve read.
Out in public
The soiled pants.
Of the public,
The spoiled chance.
Dirty stories
That fill the air,
I’m more stained than that,
And you should care.
Dirty, dirty,
My motives murky,
I see you all
At my mercy.

Dirty above and dirty below – 
I’ll do ya dirty
Wherever I go.
There’s no use in being coy:
Every move
The dirty ploy – 
Call me the unreal McCoy,
I am a dirty boy.

Dirty games from
Dirty play,
I’ll get dirt on you,
And want disarray.
Dirty deed
In the back room.
I’m more filthy
Than you assume.
Dirty all night,
Dirty all day,
Treat this land
Like my ashtray.
Wallow, wallow,
Dirty ones follow.
Just how much
Will they swallow?

Dirty above and dirty below – 
I’ll do ya dirty
Wherever I go.
There’s no use in being coy:
Every move
The dirty ploy – 
Does my manner annoy?
I am a dirty boy.

Sloppy, stained,
Ill-kept and rude,
Every glance,
Sullied and lewd.
Fouled, scowled,
Every word
A mere complaint
Weakly growled.
I am just 
A dirty man.
You will adjust
To my dirty plan.
Greasy, defiled,
I have been 
So, so dirty
All this while.

Dirty above and dirty below – 
I’ll do ya dirty
Wherever I go.
There’s no use in being coy:
Every move
The dirty ploy – 
Every trick I will employ, 
I am a dirty boy.

Cliff Lake 8/19/2025
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