Friday, 9 June 2023
ivory
Please don't identify,
make stars break the news,
between the moon and sky,
you could enjoy the view,
instead of being cruel,
when you're up this high,
don't say it's your right,
throw fireworks in the sewer,
give lightning drink a try,
could you race the tides,
without such fuel,
save anger for wedding nights,
put it out of sight,
rage at some other fool,
choke on pale candlelight,
you've split communities wide,
laughing at their feuds,
juggle love in your eyes,
smell my perfume,
I'll whisper a tune for you,
make you dance on wire,
this is what I do.
Thursday, 8 June 2023
Helena
Wouldn't it be great,
to fall like fresh snow,
bathe in gentle rain,
tell me what's the news,
dreams of last night's show,
leave out homesick blues,
don't worry about gain,
at supper ask for bones,
we'll stumble how to pay,
forget how much we drew,
or the need to show,
what is paid in dues,
beleave us in our state,
spread mercy on the loans,
calibrate the remains,
we will never lose,
say we've been let go,
it's only what we do,
my ear rings hang ornate,
in rooms where flowers grow,
find some drink to chase,
looking like a ghost.
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Gigi
My calling comes too late,
it's not easy to squeeze,
thoughts I need to say,
you recoil at my thunder,
waved away like a breeze,
lost in luck or numbers,
you'll find out one day,
when you'll want to keep,
all my plans degenerate,
its a life uncluttered,
my insides screech,
who needs this love,
I'm not cut out this way,
to beat a cowards retreat,
will face each living day,
if it makes you wonder,
stones, graves, wreaths,
its me who's talking remember,
memories are all we make,
I'm not so easy to please,
my perfume fires your trace,
it hides a conceit.
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Flora
I'm not first in line,
to think your're a fool,
pass me that wine,
you shake your car keys,
like someone stupid,
pretend you're an Odyssey,
that stretch inside,
you thought so crude,
hasn't sharpened your mind,
say you don't do easy,
why disguise the truth ,
you won't shoot the breeze,
wear your latest designs,
if you feel like a Dude,
another turn of the dice,
now you look to me,
submerged in deep doo doo,
as if no one else sees,
gone is the time,
i'll act like a mule,
your life'e the real crime,
so out of tune.
Monday, 5 June 2023
Eileen
When I say 'screw you',
to make my troubles light,
there's plenty more to do,
all of us die intestate,
however much we lie,
throwing venom at our mates,
come to think it through,
your eyes betray terrible signs,
a frightened fear of truth,
fire burns in the grate,
don't tell me how to cry,
anchors weigh your sea case,
no one is immune,
only life makes us wise,
I'm no longer duped,
wouldn't it be great,
to feel a love inside,
instead of all this rage,
your ship's beyond the dunes,
waiting on the tide,
better get moving,
I'm done with trying.
Sunday, 4 June 2023
Diana
It doesn't take long,
to look down the road,
know where you're going,
try to act kind,
a smile on your load,
they'll call you each time,
try to keep strong,
your soul is a window,
the eyes have their song,
you'll travel the miles,
far away from home,
let your face come alive,
you're not that far gone,
to hear the cock crow,
how you've been wronged,
if the sun doesn't shine,
when riding the blow,
nothing stops your fire,
not to be around,
they'll say what is owed,
laugh from the ground,
life's only a loan.
Saturday, 3 June 2023
ChloƩ
You don't get much view.
from these streets,
on this avenue,
say you arranged the loans,
introduced me to dancing queens,
put jelly on my bones,
tell me something new,
about these scenes,
like the money you blew,
far away from home,
drinking Bacardi Breezrs,
you couldn't make toast,
haven't got a clue,
locked in those great dreams,
you thought everyone knew,
wonder where you'll go,
who you'll get to believe,
moving easy the flow,
my dress is golden blue,
i can't see the trees,
am shrunken by your dues,
guess i'll always be.
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