my mob poem, even though i’m not in the mob

by Fred Aiken

i’m asking for a friend,
but you don’t know them

so please don’t ask,
though maybe you could, i don’t know,

in fact, lemme tell you so we can skip
the rest of this rigmarole,

and get on with our day,
but i gotta warn ya, you’re not going to know this friend,

you know, the friend for whom i’m asking,
though if you do know them, maybe don’t go around tellin’

capeesh!