A STREET:

The horse walks in the opposite direction to the rider,
Someone kind,
Is it a crime?

(K)

WHOSE SHOES ARE THESE BOOTS?:

Hi-ya,
Hi-ya,
Mornin’,
Mornin’,
You all right babe?
In a sing-song voice & blonde,

Here in the original home of the original Blonde,
The one that took half a life to recover from,
The one with the secret boyfriend with a big German dog,
Crossing the bridge to the other side,
You were holding hands,

There’s no arguing with muscle,
When you’re fifteen & skinny,
Apparently just a dreamer,
Punching above his weight,
The spirit,
Streaming,
Crashes,

Hi-ya,
Hi-ya,
Mornin’,
Mornin’,
You all right babe?

(K)

TEMPLATE:

I’m gonna put a message on the window,
I’m gonna do it,
I’m really gonna do it,
And Orange juice with bits in it,
Bitty,
Bitty,
I’m gonna to talk about marriage,
To a girlfriend dressed in camouflage,
She’s a keeper,
We’ll do well,
We’ll get so busy,
Just come in happy every day,
Sing-along,
Balancing,
Shield our eyes from the light,
Looking like the start of another fantastic day

(K)

IT’S A BORING STORY THAT DRONES ON:

Gillie on a quad bike,
You think you know your way,
But if it got dark,
And the mist came down,
You’d be gone,
Done,
Ego busted,

It’s an old jazz place,
No one goes near it any more,
It’s got Purple bricks,
And Pink sugar walking sticks,
Made into nothing,
Just a plastic logo,

I told you it was a boring story

(K)

RED & RUBBER:

Give me money and I’ll give you names,
Tenner out the cash machine,
Swearing at phone call,
Pushing baby with the other hand,
Frustration,

Screamer,
Puma,
Mother,
Hard factory quality,
Hysterically gifted,
Everybody wounded,
Brick dust blame the helpless,
Twin tub kickstart the morning,

Bless you

(K)

ILLUMINATED WALL:

Heat,
Give me heat!
Not poetry,
How do you write words anyway?
How do you eat?
What’s all this about?

Sleep,
By the spoonful,
Delicate fingers wiping eyes,
Fake halo in a glass world,
What’s happening?

Voice,
Loud,
Sat in a corner,
Calling names,
Points a finger,
Pink tie & suit,
Gell in the hair,
Spike from another life,

Wistful,
Bag of flowers,
Slung across a shoulder,
Waits for something good,
Message,
Slipped under a door,

Breeze,
It was cold last night,
At 2am,
Not looking for stars,
But found them

(K)

RAMP:

Hands cupped around respite,
A shadow,
Cats eyes in corridors,
Conflicting messages,
Footsteps scattering,
Searching for a path,

A white car parked,
Clean with Blacked-out windows,
Ready to drive towards the light,
A sign,
A slab of Blue sky

(Orchestra Mangelepa – ‘Last Band Standing’)

(K)

CLUTCHING THE NEWS:

Crows leave gifts in doorways,
Charity,

Fingers dance,
Writing,

Tool belts hang from hips,
Move fast with purpose,

Time,
Wrapped around wrists,
Urges motion,

The stares of unwanted glances,

A name written in Silver on Black,
Classy,

Snowflakes on shopping bags,
Too early,

Cigarettes for comfort,
Happy Birthday!

I could stay here all day,
Clutching the news

(K)

HOLE IN THE ROAD:

It was all so easy back then,
Fairytale summers,
Laughter,
Family,
Pink,
And White,
And Green with the light on,
Leave the light on the landing at night,
Check you’re breathing,
Precious,
The healing of your hug,
The best in the world,
Antidote to dark side,

You,
Came into the world unique,
Everything got better,
Transformer,
Evolver,
Teacher,
Muse,

I would have done anything,
Tried to do everything,
But I can’t protect you now

(K)