Art was long.
Paul was short.
Art sang the song.
Paul was the sort
who made one up
as if from air.
Paul had more gift.
Art had more hair —
which isn’ t to take
away from Arts.
Many sing well
if someone starts,
and it robs no Simon
to get paid like Paul.
Along was Art’ s way
to be singing at all.
If Paul robbed some,
it’ s harder revealing.
What stuck in his mind,
he stuck to concealing
so koo-koo-ka-choo
would stick in our heads.
It wasn’ t Garfunkel,
someone said Simon said
when they parted acts.
Debts one forgets.
Acoustic is fraught
with strings over frets,
taken together,
taken apart.
Paul lifting from life.
Life lifting from Art.