HOLE:

In a place out of the rain,
A room of empty tables,
Solitary men clutch mugs of heat,
And stare into space,

Here comes my relief,
A blessing,
The name of a Spanish city,
Called by an excited voice,

Conversations about food,
Pass time between them,
Wet feet walk through the streets outside in Summer plimsoles,
Discretely tattooed ankles exposed,

A blind dog leads a blind man into an empty shopping mall,
A Grey man,
Dressed in stone-washed denim,
Walks with tiny steps,
A thin man carries a cardboard box with pride,
Radiant to have finally acquired the thing inside

(K)

UNATTENDED PACKAGE ON A TUBE TRAIN:

The voice comes from the breath,
We’re going back to find the sound of you,
Don’t lock your knees,
Wiggle your hips,
We’re going to loose places,

Feel the breath,
Put your hand on your chest,
Put your hand on your belly,
Count from one to seven,

Focus on the slide,
Warm it up,
Cool it down,
Wear a thin silver chain around your ankle,
Paint a cartoon canary on your trainers,

Count in numbers,
Now substitute numbers for hand signals,
Ascend into laughter,
Make the circle smaller,
Now your ready

(K)

WRITE ME A LETTER:

I’m waiting in a waiting room,
People come & go,
Collecting paper packages,
In pursuit of a little peace,

A Blue chair with chromium legs,
Sidles up to me,
A row of low padded chairs stare at me,
Backs against the wall,
Watching,
Waiting,
With blank expressions,
As if I’m supposed to do something great,
Like I’ve got the answer,

I’m no prophet,
I’m a washing machine,
A dog in a basket,
Going round & round,
Circling in pursuit of a little peace

(K)

THE NUMBERING OF FLOOR:

This hotel is full of stories,
double talk,
Two-stroke dialogue,
Conversation,
Exchange,
The forgetting of oneself,
Luxury,

The listening & speaking,
The crucible of humanity,
The arguments of the otherwise,
We have been here before,

Deprivation,
Crime,
High fear,
Trust & confidence,
Fundamental,

Call the institutional breakdown truck

(K)

AT CHURCH:

I need sleep,
I need a laugh,
I need to work,
To get it all out,
I need more time on than off,
I need time, ,
What have you got?
I need a meeting of minds,
I need silence,
I need inspiration,
Meditation,
I need you to be nice to me for once,
I need to stop wining,
I need sleep,
I need to loose weight,
Yeah,
I know,
Well,
You should see what I’m covering up,
I need a laugh,
I need the on switch flicked,
I got everything I need

(K)

FLOATER:

The river’s going down,
It was wild last night,
I packed a bag to leave,
But the morning was beautiful,
I don’t mean sunny,
It doesn’t have to be that to be beautiful

(K)

BOY ON A ROCK:

Sat in a room,
A big room,
The sound of cold,
A voice,
Family
Intones,
Like a list,
But not,
A rhythm listening to silence,
Waits to come in,
A book lies open on a table,
Wires coil to strike,
Names attach themselves to mugs to be recycled

(K)

THING OF BEAUTY:

How do you write in a vacuum?
How do you drink tea without a cup?
I have a lot of memories,

Click,
The phone slammed down,
Yeah,
Used to hurt,
But not,

An art that will never leave,
These four walls,
The happiness industry

(K)

TIN TIN:

Jacky,
Is that you?
Oh no!
She answered the phone,
A call from a chocolate musician,
Now Mr. Blame wants to confiscate her communications

(K)

WHO’S COMING TO TEA?:

Mr. Blame has got another one,
Hold on,
I’m living in Tiny Land,

This weird,
These wheels,
These disagreements delivered to your table,

I got a breakdown,
A scraping sound underneath,
Everybody’s looking,

Waiting for the rescue truck to take me home,
Automatic,
Immovable,

Swing low,
Forty-four gears in my machine,
Put me in detention,

I’m a fly,
A spec,
Laughing-boy potential

(K)