My sister says I lack focus
I should just pull myself together
Instead of hanging around
With idiots like Storm

Storm’s not her real name
Her real name is Mary Ellen
after her auntie who knits
and builds houses.

One day Storm’s auntie changed
her name. Instead of being
Mary Ellen Jones
she’s now Gertrude Stein Jones
Storm’s mother said
To her sister
you think you’re so funny
they should lock you up
and throw away the key

So Mary Ellen 2 became
Stormy Weather – she said
it’s all about solidarity babe
She said kiss me so I did.