memories rattle
at the bottom of my lungs
i know what i am

so that’s the story

have i told you this before?

i lose track sometimes

business is business

the flies are dropping like flies

but boys will be boys

we danced and we danced

we gave a blood sacrifice

but the rain still came

i can keep cleaning

but the mould will always win

it will outlive me

there is no bus home
everyone singing a song
that i didn’t know

i’m on your shoulder

interrupting every thought

i know what you’ve done

some minutes later
i notice i’m on fire
the rain never comes

an old puzzle box
that opens a door to hell
two quid from oxfam

gone before your time

a debt of apology

that cannot be paid

a huge chimera

part wolf, part wasp, part human

i’ve named him Eric

laugh and weigh that up

against what’s in the mirror

all our faults are one

keep me at arms length

lest we confuse love with love

there’s no going back

there there