Saturday, 11 March 2023

Willie

I stand by her grave, where praise be, I hope to be saved, tarred eyes like thunder, wine dark as the sea, love makes me shudder, it’s clear from the Nave, crooked in the lee, she has nothing left, here and there a cluster, Poplar trees, wave without lustre, my voice starts to break, it's late for the season, geese are well away, her face was a wonder, happy laughing sweet, that I tore asunder, it now opens for me.

Friday, 10 March 2023

Veronica

You burn the tar, explode in constant feuds, speed ups in your car, trips with the radio on, drinking Coke and juju’s, you never treat alone, always play the part, spill out your excuses, right from the start, it takes a heart of stone, to ignore what you’re doing, all the wind that's blowing, hands that go too far, smear lipstick, stuff I use, no way am I your tart, splutter down the ‘phone, act like a distant cousin, don’t need your fandango, summer’s sweet perfume, it's you falling apart, dancing to your lousy tunes I smoke a Lucky Star.

Thursday, 9 March 2023

Ulyana

Is it peace or fame, that takes you higher, or keeps away the rage, shuffling out the gloom, chanting to the wind, who will fly to you, many come this way, they pester you for hire, ask and ask again, tell them what to do, their faces dire, bones forever blue, an offering to the highway, a burnt-out tyre, this is all you give, is any kindness due, replacing warm desire, what is left of virtue, if you play with fire?

Wednesday, 8 March 2023

Taylor

I'd gamble it all away, don't care what I do, you won’t stop my rage, in winter's iron maw, there is no sweet Neptune, just a shallow thaw, watch ships in the bay, work is such a dude, what they give as pay, everyone is sore, bells ring out on cue, no one can save anymore, smoke Camels in the rain, every phone in use, they play us at our game, love comes tied with cord, I don’t really hate, but stuff makes me roar, feel betrayed.

Talia

I'd gamble it all away, don't care what I do, you won’t stop my rage, in winter's iron maw, there is no Neptune, just a shallow thaw, watch ships in the bay, work is such a dude, what they give as pay, everyone's is sore, bell ring out on cue, no one can save anymore, smoke Camels in the rain, every platform in use, they play us at our game, love comes tied with cord, I don’t really hate, stuff that makes me roar, betrayed.

Tuesday, 7 March 2023

Suzie

My song brings good mojo, It maybe flawed, but it beats going solo, we aim to please, whoever takes the tour, love always lands on me, shrieks with my band alone, blending songs and notes, breaks our bones to perform, crowds mad as jumping beans, scream us on for more, don’t you dig this scene, whirl around in my zone, like we did before, our time is never done, sun dances on the sea, pierces to the ocean floor, hello sweet dreams, hanging with the poor.

Monday, 6 March 2023

Romy

Tell me what's new, do you ever help the poor, always smart on cue, you don’t say please, barge through any door, an entitled sense of ease, wherever there’s a queue, you’ll work that floor, bust any curfew, bad guys on the street, never make you pause, won’t hear of stolen dreams, following life’s issues, forget doing chores, they only make you Blue, you know what’s seen, on all your gorgeous walks, you’ll never beg release, signals of a semaphore.