HALFWAY TO A FULL HEART
Mine and mind again
Flinching with a strange passion for obscurity
This coiled fence I pronounce comfort is rusty and warped
Let it not continue
A false tax is levied against these settled years
A sour fruit of intrepid self-discovery
I agree, it is not a just cause
Only waste
At present the fire is down to mere embers
Hope of summer may prove naïve at best
I perch by the ducts and vents
Give to the poor, less my cold cadaver
I am a penniless bursar corrected with green ink
Winding my fingers in cotton for humour
I am no dreamer, just delusional and starved
A doubting mind in staggering sunsets
Halfway to a full heart
Though still the drips collect as a gaggle
I make circles with this voice and reason
A drought is upon me and I cannot sustain myself
I find your hand is warm
Although the thickets and chimneys crisp over with frost
A virtue in this place is your red lips and furnace
A furnace of spirit
Watch, the patterns are all around your fearless mingling
The pedestrians are fishing nets to catch
The clouds a flurry of tiles to keep out the vengeful bolt
A gust of wind suggests a locomotive, passing
In this deep place we have found ourselves
Narrow and the ancient steps are slippery with dashed hopes
Is it too late for our fortune?
Can we climb to the air?
Together and passing over the divides
The terrible crushing of engines and eyes
Creaking coals to bridge counties and tongues
Be with me and soak up my forgotten spring
Wash this confused man and reveal a face
A lost bird who heads north
You know me well and guide me
The turbulent air, our turbulent beginnings
I am always a faint secondary character
This is not a performance for applause
Without you I remain, as such, only scenery
You hold my head and keep away devils
You have rescued me from a void
This current I feel
This racing wave within
You have propped the banks and opened the gates
I ignore deep waters
I rush to you in truth
I am only yours
I am at peace with you, my love
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.