ALTERNATE REALITY

other countries-

that delightful overseas

buddha chic
&
real geek

equal near as dammit

   a real
  alternate 
   reality

~

air different
   but
works the same

green with envy
   is
yellow with envy

different fingers 
form
newtown semaphore

etiquette is 
a foregone loss-

quicksand of manners 
& 
doffed tails

your dream scenario 
hijacked
at baggage carousel

~

where 
do we
really go

when we go

insulated between 
those rocket wings

both feet
off a cliff

up up up
over the soft cloud floor ?

by alex andreyev from trendhunter.com

MONDAY POPS AGAIN

FORDS DREAM

i
dream
of
a
generation

two generations

three

where
no one
joins any army
anywhere

i
dream
of
being
INSIDE
a song suite

of the quality of
cohen or cave

i
dream
of
leaving
britains green and pleasant land

in better hands

i dream
of
peace of mind 

for me
when i go



MAELSTROM IN AN ALMOST VACUUM

divorced
movie scenes

orphan
song fragments

crowd my childs
fragile 
       eggshell 
               mind

when
i
try
to
unravel past fuckery
and
let be
the
missed dimensions



STARDUST ?

the
sky
is
a
featureless smudge

ennui personified 
hangs low up there

i
came
from
stardust

for this ?



REAL CHILLS ON HOLD

hollywood sunshine
on the forever tv
keeps
the
real
chills
at bay

waiting
for
the
alone time silence
to dance its jag

from 2ndkey.com

2018 OFFCUT POPS 3

NO CHOICES

hes gone

where they all go

when they go

see you there

why not
    why not 
        why not ?



SMELLS ME DIESEL

the
cat
manages to make
a
noise just like
hydraulic brakes

& my memory
smells me diesel
in overseas snow

till he farts
like an arsehole

blocked drain now
after heavy rain

& pa gets out
the dyno rods again



ENGLISH CAFE BLUES

in
the
cafe

queues
just
me

its english theyre speaking
but its not english i hear

he NEEDS coffee
they say
they laugh

i am a thousand miles away

my mind made
of cushions

& unable to explain

~

i sit-

well its a controlled collapse

& the view is exactly arse height 

&
i
wonder
what
regular secrets
all those under-grundies
have
seen

its a grundy parade
by the calendar stand

& i write it down

now this english im writing
is english i understand

a grundy parade
& mr calendar man

it makes sense on paper
if anywhere can

from flickr.com

FOREVER CAT

the cat
is soft & warm & here

fur hot
from the winter sun
coming in the front room window

the feel of it
it takes me somewhere

& i bury my face
into his coat

and go there

for
all
the
times
when
i
wont
be
able
to
anymore

from dailyexpress.co.uk