Our Cargo Party: January 2021

Sunday 31 January 2021

Kamilla Three

Since you've gone away, I don't know what to do, but each night pray, I reach some deathly tone, see your face in whirlpools, above me like a plane, saddened every day, the sea still surrounds you, wonder if there’s a way, you’ll send me the loan, I don’t want you to, gardens need to grow, walls are turning grey, have I said I love you, as if on the make, don’t want to be alone, not hoping isn’t true, can’t you take a joke, my eyes are like jade, they’ll resist any curfew, blinking out to space, you’ll drop by soon.

Saturday 30 January 2021

Kamilla Two

Like a ship on the sea, I swear to the night, let me find a way, a shoal of lost hordes, all in flight, signal the poor, I seek authority, between moon and sky, you let me see, from the earth's back door, a terrible why, floats from the ocean's maw, curdled by weeds, their arms bound tight, who will set them free, get them to the shore, do what's right, face the furore, please rock me gently, say everything's fine, be kind to me lover, look into my eyes.

Friday 29 January 2021

Khamilla

I stand by his grave, where praise be, I hope to be saved, my eyes like thunder, wine dark like the sea, hate makes me shudder, from the blue Nave, cooped to the lee, he had nothing left, there is a cluster, of Poplar trees, they neither wave nor linger, my voice starts to break, it's late for the season, geese fly over and away, his face is the wonder, happy laughing sweet, that I tore asunder, it's quiet in this place, my place of need, please grant a space, keep it open for me.

Thursday 28 January 2021

Catherine Three

You’ve burnt the tar, bring only bad news, even in that new car, a trip on your radio, carries dreams for a few, but love listens alone, you won't cross the arc, make your excuses, right from the start, it takes a heart of stone, to ignore your Ju Ju, that’s the way things go, this has gone too far, lipstick, the jeans I use, I am not your tart, splutter down the ‘phone, act like a special nark, dance your last fandango, I smoke a Lucky Star, smell summer’s sweet perfume, you’re falling apart, with your lousy tunes

Wednesday 27 January 2021

Catherine Two

Is it peace or fame, a bird on the wire, that you rage against, shuffling out of the gloom, chanting to the wind, no one cries like you, many come this way, they pester you for hire, ask and ask again, tell them what to do, your face mired, visage forever blue, an offering to the freeway, a burnt-out tyre, this is all you give, always someone's dude, their wretched desire, little else of virtue, the miracle they crave, is not within your choir whoever that you save, plays with fire.

Tuesday 26 January 2021

Catherine

I'll gamble it all away, don't care what you do, I will live this age, in winter's iron maw, little comes of Neptune, even with a shallow thaw, look for signs in the bay, work is just a ruse, puts salt on our rage, everyone's a whore, sad song's ring on cue, what a cache they hoard, smoke cigarettes in the rain, every trick in use, it’s all such a game, love comes tied with cord, I don’t really hate you, even when you make me roar, this generation’s betrayed, TV reveals bitter news, we could fill our grave, with all its shoddy goods

Danny Three

My song is dead good mojo, It may be flawed, but it keeps me going, my lover’s like a flea, whoever takes the tour, she always lands on me, feeds the lost and lonely, a lender of last resort, they won't leave her alone, each tune keeps them happy, they holler out for more, don’t you dig this scene, dancing in my zone, like you did before, our time is never done, it prances on the sea, your hair fires the ocean, brings me such sweet dreams, I will sooth your bones, bring peace to the poor, temper your groans, have you back for more

Sunday 24 January 2021

Danny Two

You ask me what's new, never one to help the poor, always start on cue, won’t say please, confined to any floor, with a sense of ease, wherever there’s a queue, you’ll work that door, bust any curfew, bad guys on the street, never make you pause, when you hear the screams, it’s a life’s revenue, handing out the chores, nothing makes you Blue, know where you've been, with all your gorgeous whores, you will never need, to be someone else’s glue, drinking like some Commodore, your head full of tunes, do you know the score ?

Saturday 23 January 2021

Danny

You came to us in bits, said ice’s in your blood, somehow nothing fits, tried to make the claim, that your word is good, issued beyond the Pale, who cares about yellow lists, you want to draw blood, not worth another hit, wait for better days, gaps in life to plug, want to like your face, simply do what we insist, it won’t drive you nuts, let your fate drift, act like someone crazy, who needs to make a fuss, we cater for every taste, in this house of whispers, do what you do best, no one needs a chorus, our door is never shut.

Friday 22 January 2021

Sandy Three

Never one to search for gain, every task spent, do you ever feel the rain, or get sore, raising the old fences, foxing at the door, no matter what it takes, you’re always present, for ungrateful fakes, fools that sing for applause, you drink like the rest, know the score, no need to remonstrate, to bring out our best, what a player you make, two and two is four, you scatter us when, we ask for more, but as the night breaks, all investments spent, those cool jakes, fade in your innocence.

Thursday 21 January 2021

Sandy Two

You always try to celebrate, what’s hidden deep inside, beyond ideas of taste, who is it you treat, a far from common cry, when life gets breezy, your lips won’t fake, neither can they lie, stood before the magistrate, if they could only see, instead of wishing to deny, what makes you be, terrible supplies of opiate, vodka tonics crusty wines, who needs them anyway, try to follow easy, the winter in warm climes, Oceans make you scream, when you choose to rave, forget what’s on the line, or other losing days, this really is your time.

Wednesday 20 January 2021

Sandy

What hurts most inside, something in your face, eyes open wide, all you need to know, no longer drums like rain, my lover’s brow furrows, a sweetheart's lies, I see you look away, speechless turn aside, a million ways to show, absolve myself of blame, nowhere else to go, warlike in your cries, a pirate on the Main, the barometer on its slide, drink away my woes, like I once jumped bail, whisky face aglow, I’ll try to step aside, maybe go to Spain, don’t ask for reasons why, pretend it’s all game.

Tuesday 19 January 2021

Jack Three

Each year makes me a liar, will anyone see, the gaps between my hair, sometimes just a little shove, makes a heaven’s dream, even if I die for love, terribly hard chairs, shake all beneath, who can accommodate me there, get dressed with a shrug, what about my teeth, grace comes with a rug, act like I’m at the fair, scrubbed sparkling clean, I sail through the air, Naeve’s my new Bud, she might rescue everything, rise each night in flood, I’ll only care, when evening turns green, her nostrils flare, it’s not like me to scream.

Monday 18 January 2021

Jack Two

In the spring light, I open the door, see what’s on the line, it's cold for the season, sons and daughters, look to their freedom, out on the Neap tide, a bitter truth’s sought, they tell me ask why, I’ve brought them here, sunshine across the port, sick of being, without a dime, as if they’ve been caught, in my poverty drive, they believe, I’m heading for the slaughter, like a guilty plea, but every walk of life, ends overwrought, maybe my wife, will tell them the score.

Sunday 17 January 2021

Jack

Who will break the news, struggling to escape, all the stuff you blew, no horizon's bright, if you feel the strain, and you always fight, to make life a curfew, frightened of the waves, don’t know who to turn to, it’s nearly time, hear a donkey bray, you sit by the fire, before the sunrise’s due, tears seep away, no one can reach you, ever wondered why, people pine for the day, it beats long silent nights, if your moment’s true, you will find a way, rain falls on the roof, it’ll be OK.

Thursday 14 January 2021

Naeve

Look down the swollen road, try to look kind, a smile in your code, the stars show the way, a cold white light, you're coming back to stay, no need for a loan, you've walked the miles, what you don't owe, there’ll be no claims, your face is alive, you know what to save, through broken windows, your eyes shine, for that other show, future days, won't tarnish the fire, from being away, so here you go, home for a drop of wine, before the cock crows, no longer a child.

Tuesday 12 January 2021

Simone Two

Don’t come back this way, to see the ruins, hung out as we separate, a tired game, I play cool, but dream of the day, to know what it takes, celebrate at noon, you to remain, I can’t explain, there are no guide rules, to keep me in shape, here in the shade, weeping for you, my thoughts drip like rain, are you made of clay, I howl at some tune, I’m not too late, no matter what we sing, or what we say, love must find a way, in yellow spring.

Monday 11 January 2021

Simone

I wonder if I’m right, to dream of the sea, lilac as the night, I’ll dance and parade, make faces at the enemy, my clock times this way, the shouts and the fights, the stupid releases, charm is my lightning, daylight bears the fray, it’s cold in the season, I need to get away, what sneaks to the wire, before I flee, is tossed in the fire, there is no dismay, I’m done with feelings, what are they anyway, bags weigh heavy at night, it’s fun to believe, we’ll always be tight, he’ll always love me

Sunday 10 January 2021

Paul Three

Is it only half true, when you smell the Limes, on a windblown avenue, that you really don’t know, forget each tie that binds, feel it in your bones, try to stay aloof, say you know what’s right, except there's no clue, you’re not alone, these desolate nights, let others keep score, don’t rage and argue, your life isn’t a crime, let the fire warm you, try to keep going, in the cold evening light, when the bailiffs phone, they won’t speak of virtue, are not inclined, to know you're through, In this strange time.

Saturday 9 January 2021

Paul Two

The sun rises in steam, along the freeway, nothing waits 'till evening, beyond the morning sky, you still have to name, what carries you inside, it won’t do to freeze, cars fill up their lanes, you’ll need a good reason, not to lie, it matters what you say, not go off this time, my dawn novena, tempers a hurricane, it’s to make you see, what you’ve known awhile, between times I crave, smokes and red wine, night brings little release, where is the hand brake, in your testimony, you use again, again, again.

Friday 8 January 2021

Paul

Don't turn away silent, you’ll find another way, maybe in a better time, do what you do alone, it needn’t bring shame, rivers flow on their own, laugh in warmer climes, no one here’s to blame, tho’ part of you is dying, beyond this war zone, the shifting hand of fame, is a place you well know, return it to the tide, say all you need to say, don’t wrap it up inside, when promises get broken, and hopes dance in flames, we'll send you call tokens, love weighs heavy at night, it howls in ancient places, waits for lamps to shine, you’ll rise again.

Antonia Three

Before you came for me, who carried the light, bobbling on the ink sea, they say it isn't you, in whispered tones at night, do they know the truth, something you know least, I lose all the signs, I’m supposed to believe, even with this news, a power beyond my sight, loss comes with nephews, love is a bitter creed, it always asks me why, what is there to glean, do I howl at the moon, oil my words with grease, some mask an open tomb, it gapes at my knees, will you come this time, if you could only see, how lovely is my smile.

Wednesday 6 January 2021

Antonia Two

Who can ever say, we’ll toast our bones, after we've been away, the picture's not bright, we can cry but won’t, home is not kind, thoughts betrayed, where we come from, nothing on display, in this lilac night, with hardly a sound, there’s no gentle sky, maybe we'll take a train, like a winter's stove, warms us to dream, a horizon blind, we navigate alone, seeking what’s right, a line on my face, says carry on, everyone in our game, stands their round.

Our Cargo Party: Antonia

Our Cargo Party: Antonia: Love holds the door ajar, your hair gleams and shines, you’ll always go far, no need to suffer fools, or torn trees in line, ...

Antonia

Love holds the door ajar, your hair gleams and shines, you’ll always go far, no need to suffer fools, or torn trees in line, hear their news, talk about your Da, he wants another wine, lonely as a shooting star, the family he fooled, in a poor jaded light, splashed away in pools, he needs another car, to furnish mother's lies, he’s no time for scars, play by the rules, forget the hurt inside, it’s just part of you, don’t sit at the bar, see the morning rise, hit the highway burning tar, it’s what makes you wise.

Monday 4 January 2021