1.
Drunk with passion –
not to mention booze.
Professing love,
prone to self-abuse.
Disregarding glances
in polite rebuff.
Recognizing others
with a trace of lust.
Verbal brilliance –
the right turn of phrase.
Selects a lover –
for some passion plays.
2.
Written out of time –
and vogue.
Bitter product of misfortune.
3.
Guided by a muse –
too weak.
Dealt out a meager portion.
4.
Your every highway is my tomorrow –
Your open road my brand new day..
And in the morning when I leave you –
Like a mist I’ll fade away.
5.
We cannot recall our feelings
nor try to cut them off.
Instead we learn to live with them,
despite their awful cost.
For certain they are pliable
can often be delayed.
But once their set in motion
Their ransom will be paid.
6.
Bring back the days of beauty
when you spoke to me of Love.
When morning broke the midnight,
and split the sky above.
7.
I must desert this ragged ship –
move on to brighter seas.
Where sequined sirens lose their will,
unable now to please.
I must dance with the dolphins now –
then whistle with the whales.
While mermaids cast green curls about,
and wish for more than tails.
I must turn to face the wind
unfurl my glistening sails.
Where seabirds soar and cast about,
avoiding darker gales.
8.
Spinning thoughts go tumbling through selfish minds.
Oh god, I’ve forsaken the Babe –
and the Sky has fallen clear into the sand.
Turning, I see my peers –
Looking most concerned yet helpless in their agony,
and indifference.
I turn again, then find –
Fear.
Because the world’s come down –
Crashed in on us with a single blow.
9.
Why not, feign a little caring?
just for the sake of the children –
We can go back to scheming
Once they’ve gone to sleep.
10.
Overload –
the socket’s blown.
The lightning strikes the beat!
What a time to be alone.
Emotions hit their peak.
Can’t we just contain it?
Store it up somewhere?
Or let our brain regain it,
Electrify the air!
11.
Give me –
My answer!
Can’t you see it — Pain!
Want me –
Tell me!
Succor me –
Endless my refrain!
12.
Do you see me little brother –
Have you looked into my eyes?
Perhaps I really fooled you –
You greet me with surprise.
Do you see me little brother –
Have I betrayed my pain?
Perhaps I simply frightened you –
You wonder if I’m sane.
Do you see me little brother –
Have you the tie that binds?
Perhaps I’ve unconfused you –
You’ve read between the lines.
Do you see me little brother –
Have you understood my plight?
Perhaps I cannot free myself –
To join your wholesome flight.
Do you see me little brother –
Have I told you where I’ve been?
Perhaps I’ll try and twin myself –
One free, one full of sin.
As you lie there in your slumber,
my thoughts you’ll never know.
You’ll never hear the thunder,
nor hear my voice so low.
You won’t feel my soft caress,
move gently down your side.
Nor feel the stinging wetness,
of tears I cannot hide.
Bring back the days of beauty
when you spoke to me of Love.
When morning broke the midnight,
and split the sky above.