Francine

Who knows if she's right, or even if she's skimming, water, sky, sunlight, like the river off Burbo Bank, her smile arrives brimming, where my lonely heart sank, she never leaves a family’s side, but knows her own following, did someone make her cry, her lungs open like a tank, she understands my limits, could undress a ham shank, next to me like a bride, her lips twist for filleting, why constant why, tobacco blonde full of lies, a lover who goes swimming, many a royal night, she dances in the tide, her fame is just beginning, nails me with that smile, fresh, alive, winning.

Jay Two Oh

Signs that say we're done, well before sunset, ashes scattered and gone, god's association dues, our astonished bet, no whispered thank you, fire and distant thunder, why we had to set, the unfettered free amongst us, my tongue is like glue, no matter what the debt, can't count two and two, don't know where we're from, tired of making threats, beyond our daily stone, these are not our blues, the houses that we let, fighting over what to do, how my world slumbers, somewhere there's a jet, night winds sing a number, my arms hold her yet.

Jay

Your smile makes me prance, a fear of being caught, by your smart chit chat, take all the chaff, you show around the course, smoke and look daft, what others have found, singing myself hoarse, is what you call balance, they might just dance, but you rake me worse, with your faded flowers, you hold my hand and ask, is this what we're taught, sip whisky from a flask, tell me forget the past, you know about horses, how to turn them out, why not take a chance, forget whose been bought, come with me to France, those lovely waters.

Peta Four

A cold wind blows, it strokes a fear, citizen comrades in the know, pearl doves arch above, nothing else is so dear, tell me truths of love, money for work clothes, smile like a seer, there are no bad tones, is my vision so blown, you need to be clear, a lifetime left to hone, along weather zones, you won't worry who’s near, we are never alone, fly to those who give, fresh linen and eau de cologne, always let them live, you wear lipstick for show, millions kill the years, try to steer the soul, eliminate frozen tears.

Peta Three

Who needs a shrink, but a lover somehow, and a little drink, all might the day own, in a village full of clowns, on fields full of stones, I know what you think could never hold a plough, but a secure unit's zinc, on display for the town, shows what I've sown, outrage now I'm gone, I teeter on the brink, though a whole summer down, walk and gargle and stink, they'll ship me now, face like an ice rink, body weight of a cow, my politics dull pink, heat shines off my brow, it's safer in the clink, to shut off the sorrow.

Peta Two

What might have been, it's just not fair, for a life of ease, you gave me no clue, are you that aware, to run from virtue, bowing to a bad dream, your eyes flared, you single out a scream, tell me the truth, my positions slurred, do you need more proof, to drink on sad evenings, would you not care, if I danced a treat, look at me I muse, is it my thin hair, don't sing me the blues, can you love my new teeth, do you think you dare, the way I aim to be, make you scared?

Peta

Your star is coming home, besides a police cone, in shelters you lie prone, why whisper love, on throwaway 'phones, ravaged face like a moon, saints show their bones, a poem to massage your soul, it makes you drink alone, pearl doves arc above, a lifetime listening to moans, fly to those who give, fresh linen and eau de cologne, leaves you on the ropes, you wear a green raincoat, you are not alone, millions come and go, trying to find a home, luminous as a frozen stone, shining beneath the credit zones, search a road called hope, before you take a loan.