Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Vita
Put me on the train,
I can hardly speak,
you listen to the rain,
get me to sunlit avenues,
not a roof that leaks,
forget all the bad news,
Paris or Marseilles,
anywhere that doesn't sleep,
I’ve had enough of jakes,
pray you’ll see me soon,
before I start to creak,
in your lavender rooms,
please don’t mark this day,
when crazy inner needs,
come out to play,
the station magnolias bloom,
love drips in the trees,
soaked they’re out of tune,
can you hear the sea?
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Una
Please don't moan,
stifle your moonbeams,
he’ll be home soon,
a knife to our throats,
we know where he’s been,
does that keep us going,
we just need a stone,
to throw at the sea,
an edge to hone,
when we dance with ghosts,
happy as queens,
toasting our lot,
when you see him alone,
is that what you mean,
like being lost,
in his greatcoat,
he once used to tease,
our flyaway souls,
maybe he dreams.
Monday, 28 November 2022
Tate
Forget that crime,
the sentence to come,
drink some red wine,
don’t get bitter,
what passes for love,
won’t alter this,
digest broken lines,
that say you’re no good
they are another life,
all that you skip,
is there to discover,
you only need a ship,
enshrine,
your silence in blood,
delete that terrible time,
you’re not so much litter,
hand out your scrubs,
laugh at big hitters,
pull on your gloves.
Sunday, 27 November 2022
Sam
Dance in poor man's shoes,
sing songs on the wire,
always pay your dues,
it’s what my mama scolds,
don’t wait for no flyer,
wait to be told,
each little bit of you,
balances on a wire,
stay and face out truth,
life isn't a stone,
you leave in the fire,
no one does it alone,
if your choice of ruin,
sings louder than a choir,
turn away from the Blues,
know in your bones,
when others conspire,
you know what to show,
you’re no liar.
Saturday, 26 November 2022
Raelyn
A flower by my side,
just some little token,
I hold with great pride,
ribbons in my hair,
stuff that you follow,
you asked me to dare,
stupid to ask why,
accept I've been chosen,
my turn to fly,
forget all the hurt,
child memories broker,
I’m now in your care,
heavens may cry,
shrunken or coaxed,
am not here to deny,
all that I share,
is warm in my soaking,
is with you here,
now love has spoken.
Quigley
Chained to our days,
we’re here to forgive,
the mess we made,
best not to moan,
or want to rescind,
what’s leant as a loan,
forget the sweet haze,
bumble bees in bliss,
our life is like cellophane,
we’re not alone,
to go on like this,
there's meat on our bones,
celebrate each day,
make love a trip,
it’s more than a trade,
welcome the time zones,
consider the shift,
we’re going home,
this time to give.
Thursday, 24 November 2022
Pammy
Limpid pools groan,
whisper your name,
our ship is far gone,
didn't know what I knew,
a brilliant ocean,
absorbs our view,
when we’re alone,
I tell you the game,
on this island shore,
how lovely these ruins,
a foregone disgrace,
brings us to truth,
birds that have flown,
we’re here in a daze,
our troubled home,
the sea lemon blue,
your face drained,
nothing more is new,
we turn to the flame.
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