Friday, 4 August 2017
Obelia
You cut me to the bone,
words scream a devil's tune,
truth is flying home,
do you keep the falling light,
it comes all too soon,
to fill your hollowed eyes,
you play with your 'phone,
whisper what you would undo,
unheard bells have no tone,
you gave me no sign,
arranging this useless fool,
warm beneath your thighs,
when we ate alone,
a meal you wolfed too soon,
you said i brought you down,
it amazes me in Faro,
the lighthouse through our room,
love's not worth a Duro,
do you even like the moon?
Thursday, 3 August 2017
Oona
Is that all there is,
beside your son,
who goes back to prison,
birds at dusk settle and drone,
rivers are swum,
the evening light is gone,
your life is his shift,
in terms of women,
salt provides an earthly rim,
like a dog with a bone,
he says it's a dry run,
for him being alone,
the times you've missed, ,
will always live,
stop you breaking into drift,
you don't need that shit,
stuff you have begun,
better give him the jib,
feed me wet kisses.
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Oriana
Don't you worry if you slip,
into someone's dance inferno,
that you'll lose your grip,
just bother to take care,
it would be better if,
you knew who you were,
set fire to your ship,
Aretha's on the radio,
not just one little slip,
Ray Bans in your hair,
Tamla streaming off your lips,
sunlight twinkling sur la mer,
any trouble can be nipped,
by one little say so,
kissing your finger tips,
your waters can run still,
you smile and laugh hello,
wonder is this your trip.
you still have the mojo?
Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Odessa
Eyes blazing wide,
our turning sea is blessed,
my worries on the tide,
all my love isn't less,
than her continued why,
at some strange innocence,
feel my spirits fly,
fools are not the eldest,
they haven't got the right,
my heart breaks in my breast,
i don't want to lie,
but i'll take her test,
an altar to the bride,
here in the rushing West,
we crush those lonely times,
ride horses to mountain crests,
my lover chides,
dance like all the rest,
tears rain down my side.
Monday, 31 July 2017
Namita
She beats out her time,
from unwanted pain,
to me she was kind,
can anyone condone,
the unforgiving rain,
that finds her alone,
or the breathless way,
her eyes light the cold,
seeking love's remains,
when it's safer not to know,
and easier to explain,
places you won't go,
haunted, proud, don't ask why,
she lives untamed,
no longer hails the sky,
maybe she knew certain names,
she would never lie,
face jumps like a flame,
it fires the sky.
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Nadia
Spit saliva on your hands,
have another crack,
get yourself up to dance,
glide over the wretched times,
drink, play and stack,
your songs down laughter lines,
singing childless and cramped,
throw salt behind your back,
you always make the stand,
measured by your signs,
your family decides to attack,
your dream of everything fine,
how you suffer under lights,
what lives inside never lasts,
giving money makes you wise,
stand by an unlit lamp,
drawing their fire,facing facts,
those who hear your plans,
won't forget generous acts.
Saturday, 29 July 2017
Nancy
You hold the blazing light,
a whole world to unlock,
your face an icon,
crying by endless night,
i watch the broken clock,
who will read my rights,
you're happy to have me die,
waiting for the knock,
near water or road sign,
a hung out life to dry,
heading for the rocks,
cigarettes, whisky, doing time,
your sweet lullaby,
wine bought at crowded docks,
a cargo don't ask why,
stretched across the line,
i need somewhere to belong,
you have taken fright,
i taste all that's wrong.
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