adventures in the skin trade
bang on n on
antennae pluck stuff from thin air
brain processes it
sensibility filters it
genius refines it to a subtle form
individuality shapes it exquisite
love colours it
passion heats it up
compassion cools it down stops it burning
the emptiness is filled
something appears outta nowhere
nature steps in spirit blazing
the madwomen toss their heads and sing
we love you steven
but when the night arrives
i am even lonelier than before
before loneliness owned me solely unholy
before i owed my soul to some hole that i stole
before i swore that the door was out on the fourteenth floor
before before before
long before
n after the laughter that we bore we saw the true king appearing
uncompromised he rose rising with the rosy dawn
but i digress
leg before wicked
mangled up in brew
singled out for a single cypher
you can hire a glyph
lamp of this world while we are still in it
still i imagine the sudden jolt of sentience
when patience exhausted you forced into a wall
the walls close sin on you
an award with no reward
if if if if if if if if if if
i rehearse at the opera house
on the steps under the blue spring australia sky
on a glorious sunday
well this is an impromptu speech……
famous geezers wander about
starlets and hospitality types
bottles of water
the sails of the house strain to pull upon us free
we break away and drift along on the sea
the deep green sea
under you
over me
