Love that holds its breath for fear. Of scaring love away. I rush my lines. I care too deeply. O will she keep me. For idle games. . I stare into. I stare into.
Broken glass, a broken chair. A lamp hangs by a thread. Scattered pages, spattered walls. Mayhem on the bed. . Peace is gone and love is gone. And darkness wins the day.
This time you hurt me. You really did it this time you did. Did you count your fingers. After shaking my hand, God forbid. . Riff raff crawling from the slums.
Here I am in your room going through your stuff. Said you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enough. Here in your drawer there's lacy things. Old credit cards and beads and bangles and rings.
Well there's a house in an alley. In the squats and low-rise. Of a town with no future. But that's where my future lies. . It's a secret, but no secret.
I started to cry, they put gin in my cup. I started to crawl, and they swaddled me up. I got up and run, they said, "Easy, son. Play up, play the game".