Thursday 4 July 2019
Dany Two
You laugh at stupid fate,
if you're wearing red,
find gold in a crate,
is this what you do,
always stay ahead,
smile like a fool,
know the latest rate,
even from your bed,
always come too late,
give money to every school,
tho' you've got no cred,
who knows what’s true,
Oh you carry weight,
nothing you can’t shed,
when it’s to your taste,
in a time of feuds,
will they call the Feds,
arrange another curfew,
cold grey slate,
settles in your head,
why hesitate,
tell them you're dead.
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Dany
In search of desperate news,
set a passage clear,
nothing else will do,
carry heartache home,
it might cost us dear,
drag it all alone,
nothing left to rue,
a course for different jeers,
ones we thought we knew,
if this makes you groan,
think what else you fear,
no matter what the tone,
there’ll be other rules,
to bring a vision near,
golden domes unused,
take another loan,
put perfume on your ears,
on such paths we're born,
food instead of gruel,
prayers instead of tears,
no need to be cruel,
ride the bitter years.
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Stevie Four
Don’t look at me girl,
I'm shaping up to leave,
are you scared,
shoals of tuna dart away,
can't you see,
they’re frightened of the Marlin,
I can’t share the hurt,
your song of the sea,
don’t really belong here,
you say always too late,
as if you need,
to make me feel great,
worry when I slur,
know what might have been,
as if you really care,
won't kneel down to pray,
for a kind of ease,
nights I'm off the rails,
is it my grey hair,
do I need new teeth,
will hope get me there,
do I have to plead?
Monday 1 July 2019
Stevie Three
Keep an eye on trains,
your body turned to stone,
let them show the way,
forget what's on your mind,
it’s all about your soul,
you're not the lonely kind,
crying makes you play,
a song all your own,
hands reach towards your face,
don't take fright,
or plead like a dope,
for any stray you find,
rub against the grain,
stay out there alone,
don't care about the freight,
your tunes make them smile,
when they’re far from home,
stops the fear inside,
this railroad’s always late,
all your life's on show,
nothing has to change,
just keep going.
Sunday 30 June 2019
Stevie Two
When you want to phone,
that airport is no Calabar,
love is just a joke,
a trail we all use,
searching near and far,
as life circles 'round us,
Saints reveal their bones,
they leave the door ajar,
can't do passion alone,
we don't need a feud,
at some crowded bar,
to know what to do,
we won't drink alone,
our heads going la la,
we'll be right home,
head for the blue,
wave to our lucky star,
have another few,
not a very promising start,
safe within some credit zone,
what’s inside us nearly gone,
now listen to your father.
Saturday 29 June 2019
Stevie
Don't pray in the rain,
or swear upon your mother,
stuff you can't fake,
hope you can use,
costs that you smother,
places without refuge,
see that portrait,
of a wounded trooper,
it’s got your name,
whatever you choose,
don't curse or bother,
who pays the dues,
whisky fires the brain,
good men live without trouble,
then run away,
no book or dawn curfew,
makes you a brother,
despite all the feuds,
gains that you'll make,
seek as a lover,
spirits of the freeway,
they won’t mask thunder.
Friday 28 June 2019
Jennifer Three
If I warm my toes,
around your fire,
why start to deny,
that what you lose,
for many a lie,
is lost on my excuses,
a chance to show,
on dancing wires,
that I can grow,
am not just the fool,
who plays for the time,
runs with other fools,
no more than now,
what is made right,
by these holy vows,
my blood's smoky blue,
why do you require,
to know what’s true,
I'm getting old,
don't need a sign,
to live without windows,
or drink your wine.
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