River Gwar Poem by Phillip Erb

If you follow the Ohio river from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
South around the Appalachians and west to the Mississippi
You will see people who give you the finger who would
Just assume spit in your face as ask you how you are today
Your knees will get dirty and you will feel teeth beneath the water
Chewing on your toes as you dangle your legs over the boat
You can brush your teeth with the river water if it do you
So long as you take care not to choke on the rubbish and
Find yourself a good dentist who can take his pliers to your teeth
One by one and not make you jump in pain more often than necessary
You will understand the isolation and feel the sadness,
Lose your train of thought and the words you were just about to say
Until your tongue defies you and the curious lose interest
Long before they leave you alone and walk away.