Improving My Lie

Scratch Eddie Loves Porgy The question is always the same: “How did you get your nickname?” They say shouldn’t you be Bess, a bias belief at best I protest and say the name is gender neutral in the Southwest Besides I’m not disabled or black, I’m a tall, fit, lily-white Slovak I’ve seen the Broadway production and felt its racial tension It’s Gershwin’s classic compositions that carry me today “Summertime” is a mainstay, but it’s not my favourite I say The Porgy and Bess soundtrack is simply a delicious snack I chime, I’m named after the song if I don’t have time If I have time I tell them who tagged me with Porgy Scratch Eddie named me after the song, “I loves you, Porgy” He claims he is not a scratch golfer, go figure Until today I’ve never said why Eddie named me Porgy Or to the point of how the hustler came about to hang the moniker It’s a story of winning the heart of a hardcore bettor and golfer Basically I’m a fast learner and in the dating world a better player