

Mercury Theater There is an old radioMercury Theater by ~BurlesqueBallet
On my desk
That's nothing new
We all have one
On our desk.
It's an old
Zenith.
Your grandmother
Might have the same kind
But hers would play
The tunes of her time.
Yours?
Probably a Sony
Or something else
New, and flashy.
And probably plays
Music that matches
I presume.
Mine,
On the other hand,
Tends to play an odd
Little tune.
Not always
But most of the time.
You see,
My radio is not new
Nor is it old.
It appears to be
Somehow its own
Invention.
It moves on its own
From station, to station.
The dials don't quite work
And it tends to tell
Of disquiet static.
The power