ROSE TINTED RADIO

& still my resting mind

is pelted

pelted

by pop hits

from the 80s chart parade

& a fondness has grown

like the familiar winter gyp

of an old drinking wound

or a split burred toenail

that passes the insomnia by

& because they sound WHEN

dont they ladies & gentlemen ?

but no not necessarily GOOD 

OF VAGUE INTENT

i would go to st giles
& dig up milton
or what they left of him

& carry his blind bones
to parliament square garden
my caveats in a back pocket

& force areopagitica
thru an AI algo
& out a PA there

if i thought
it would
do any good

PILL BOX POP No149

when you cant see the good

& nothing is sure

& every party is just a meeting

 

beautiful self

remember to play

& photograph

& commemorate

childsmitten

with

dream instinct

&

just because

CARVERY DESSERT VOL5

you-

youre
too good
too honest
too pure

i am jealous


~


im talking to you
leonard anne william
pablo enerst nick
jim & jack & pat
kurt & all the rest

so often
such perfect 

versions of yourselves
that 

my 

heart becomes afraid


~

must take it all on naked

staying still

only stalls 

disappointment

clothes only cover the scars


~


its no real choice
zen is in the babysteps
the rest in others hands

TRILOGY POPTARDS

1.

say well done
and
pat me on the head like a puppy
thirsty for the loving cup

cos
when our meat fails
our chance is gone

if
it
was
there
at
all


2.

happiness
is
a good feed / sunshine

sadness
has
depth / longevity / romance

and where they meet
is
the
peace 
inside

elusive and rewarding - even before phones


3.

dont call me old
dont say next stop 50
dont say middle aged
     or 
     make me tick the 35 - 45 box

dont say
        ooooh he dont like hearing that
     or
        ooooh touched a nerve did we

just say
        that
            i am alive
        and
            thats good
        and    
            well done
            
            You Are Doing OK 
            
            today

from vesselsministry.com

ABSENCE

i've gone

i was good

and
i
hope
they talk about me sometimes
still

 from smallbusiness.co.uk