water from the tap
cool and clear like love, washing
the thirst from yearning

the cunt of freedom
intoxicating riot
boundaries and peace

feel the eyelids droop
taking a languorous blink
sudden start - cat nap

the little corporals
are taking names on the bus
Don't go home tonight
Stay with me and dance at last
For tomorrow the sky falls

I curl and wither
bowed with a weight of madness
frost burned fern - brittle

forget the mad eyes
I send towards you - frost sharp
I regret my snow

whirling colour sea
still point in a dark spotlight
I sit amidst life

spider on the breeze
paragliding on a thread
risks predatory joy

shoots and leaves appear
oak saplings in bonsai pots -
despite the dry Spring

the perfume I bought
the present gathering dust
bottled emotions

found when I was drunk
a little plastic tiger
vulnerable strength

lying in the bath
drifting off smoking a spliff -
before my break down

waiting at the bar
the pint of Guinness settles
pattern in the foam

sitting on the bus
listening to my iPod
going home from work

unable to make
a strong statement of colour
i see shadows; break;

the empty vortex
another voice in the wind
cast adrift in sand

get back on the bike
journey miles in the darkness
through the woods and moors

putrescence - maggots
childhood memories - madness
cloud of flies - alone

hand in the river
connected by arteries
the oceans linked poles

slice my soul - river
put the feelings on a shelf
wash the silence - stroke

the lightening parade
and thunder rush, tequila
and youth screaming wild

gumption test, a wall
struggle past, moving in steps
mountain canal locks

walking the long road
destination far away
my focus wavers

sail and steal moments
the pirates of happiness
the flag of bones flies

insomnia strikes
sleep my friend my enemy
taut relationship

the sinews and roots
intertwined - naked - gasping
tendrils of glass - raw

threadbare hope covers
the shadow, stretched thin and lean,
poverty worn socks

my love hides with rain
the shadows and the darkness
my soul splintered bare

particles and waves
the periodic table
with electron shells

wandering footsteps
parched earth and naked flame
plastic detritus

changing light and rain
a crisp packet full of pain
and stars recycled

the rhythms and waves
death and water flow, recycle
atoms into stars

tomorrow tumbles
down the calendar, like a
domino wave

The still pool of faith
evaporates in silence
like ether, like eyes

the dealers and thieves
musicians in the basement
bohemian knives

changing light and rain
the razor blades and sunshine
the clouds toboggan

the bricks I carry
to build a structure of ice
in the summer sun

walking through the park
past alcoholics and dealers
sunbathers and kids

I splinter and break
ceramic security
brittle mind and heart