smashed
now we’ve forgotten
why we were so angry
and it doesn’t make us angry
but sad you might say
it hits you hard in the face
all the rage they use to be
these metal studs
worn by us studs
the new boys on the block
another pint?
better not
it’s getting late
in the day
those were
dearth here isn’t thy string
death circles
you
look over your shoulder
no the other one
or if you turn
it is behind you
and in front of you
inside you it has a warm smile
that causes a shiver
pauses a thought
what if
just one more
what if
surely
if i sit here a moment
death will pass me by
just a short snooze
… oooooooze
the big ship
we sang each other
in the school yard
who started the song
the year above i guess
who understood the words
the other singers i guess
the ones who wrote it
beyond memory
we sang it
in their memory
because who knows
what would happen
if we forgot the words
of the ending
ending who
the ending ending who
damned if it isn’t and all
there are fish in the lake
behind the dam that leaks
the waters that drive
the turbines of your heart
speak fish
mouth the damned words
the depth of feeling
reigning in the tributaries
that contribute to everything
look up
there’s no going back
this side of a thunderstorm
so sit here with me
under the spray of this rainbow’s
retroverted smile
RSVP
your postcard
a magic carpet ride
through summer’s kisses
faded plans falling
from a sky feathered with snowflakes
close the door
the fire is lit
tell me the old stories
oh yes sorry you said
and yet i feel sorry
that disbelief distorts
both the giver and taker
well i’m sorry too
intones the sun breaking
through a broken cloud
as a rain drop
proves the storm
so a tear
proves the word
the point is not to score points
the point is to stem the flow
from your bloody unremarkable
sorry
the beach boys
the beach boys
a time when lyrics took second place
to the sound of a time that
was laying down its lyrics of
time passing when it was not
you don’t believe me
then why am i so bleary eyed
sing me your song
and i’ll sing you mine
all the way back home
