Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Anna Two
Keep an ear for trains,
your body turns to stone,
let us show the way,
forget what's on your mind,
this’s about your soul,
you're not the lonely kind,
crying makes you slay,
a song all your own,
hands across your face,
don't take fright,
or fall like a dope,
for any stray you find,
rub against the grain,
stay out there alone,
don't worry about the freight,
tunes make them smile,
when they’re far from home,
stems the fear inside,
this railroad’s always late,
all our life’s on show,
nothing has to change,
sing it from below.
Anna
When you want to phone,
drag an ash can far,
love is just a joke,
trails are all we use,
searching near and far,
life flames around us,
Saints reveal their bones,
then leave the door ajar,
can't do passion alone,
we don't need a feud,
at some crowded bar,
to know what to do,
don't drink and foam,
your head spinning la la,
we have no home,
we’ll head for the blue,
wave at the stars,
seek another view,
ours is a part-time start,
safe within the zone,
other stuff departs,
catch us when we're gone
Sunday, 1 March 2020
Stevie Four
We share jokes and put,
hopes on those who disappear,
geese rise among the just,
no one owns a crown,
to be ushered in here,
or puts the others down,
those of us fussed,
we'll always hold dear,
what's been lost,
in our Ocean town,
everything is clear,
you know who’s sound,
someone to trust,
she walks like the deer,
with no trace of musk,
everyone she knows,
brushes away fear,
she’s never on her own,
we drink the failing years,
each night is a must,
to bathe in happy tears,
laugh before the dusk.
Saturday, 29 February 2020
Stevie Three
My eyes shine too late,
in rooms where flowers grow,
champagne cognac’s chase,
wads of cash we blew,
stick the need to know,
clear away from the news,
we’re always just too late,
putting down the ‘phone,
live with what remains,
you never seem to use,
how they set the dough,
it’s no longer part of you,
why worry without the gain,
at supper chide my groans,
whistle off our pain,
say it’s all a ruse,
a dream that’s flown,
no such taste of you,
let them know we're great,
live our life and show,
eviscerate the hate,
take it on the blow.
Friday, 28 February 2020
Stevie Two
Don't pray in the rain,
or swear upon your mother,
stuff you can't take,
hope she can use,
costs that you smother,
places without refuge,
see that portrait,
on a wounded cover,
it’s got your name,
whatever you choose,
don't curse or bother,
who pays the dues,
whisky fires the brain,
the good live without trouble,
then blaze away,
no book or dawn curfew,
makes you wonder,
despite all the feuds,
gains that you'll make,
fly like new lovers,
spirits on the freeway,
can’t mask the thunder.
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Stevie
Fire and evening light,
when you play my tune,
don’t even have to try,
longing for my phone,
it doesn't have Bluetooth,
a Nokia monotone,
the beach comes to life,
cool grains soothe,
above us Freeway lights,
bring grace to our bones,
accept all that we do,
even to atone,
a return to paradise,
we never make the news,
just live a better life,
to shelter all that's gone,
something we can glue,
instead of being alone,
you’re not always nice,
blurt out what’s true,
feed the warming pyre,
know what it is to lose.
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Katie Four
Why dredge the malls,
sit down in the rain,
hover at infirmary's door,
you are never at home,
it’s just a shame,
stuff that makes you roam,
what am I saying this for,
there’s nothing to gain,
while you run with whores,
can't you be alone,
dance away my pain,
recognise love’s a loan,
you know the score,
your face a savage shade,
I’m paying you roar,
don't spit on the floor,
or cry out my name,
you’re not the same anymore,
if you slip you’ll fall,
I never want to say,
the time is too raw,
to face myself again.
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