When you’re flying
on mushrooms
is really not
such a good time
to get a phone call
from the local police
It kinda casts
a dour tone
on the evening’s festivities
flying along with Scooby Doo
and suddenly
police sirens are ringing
Luckily,
I stayed coherent enough
to determine they dialed
the wrong number
and inform them of such
‘Shrooms and cops
don’t really blend too well
It’s not like those
Old DeadHead days
when I was much bolder
than I am today
Now I need peace
and quiet and serenity
in order to get my thrill
and remain reasonably
in tact with some semblance
of sanity and reality
a happy trip is a good trip
and the fuzz sure do
put a damper on fun
That’s one thing
that I knew back when
and still know it now
2-14-98