Awake

Awake. First thing you see.
The dying dawn, giving in to the day's demands
Pollution echoes in your ears; obliterating sound
Go back to sleep, little girl, dream the day away
A life for a life. Your freedom for my sanity.
Strange.

December

An angel's breath. Snowdrops in water.
Open winter eyes to the sound of sighing.
Fair hair and a slender frame.
Gone, in the blink of an eye.

Evolution

Children's blood; they bask in primordial soup
The chefs grow tired of being hunted-
-'awake', they cry, 'and slaughter them!'
The scientists are left with the math

King Sebastian

King Sebastian was a lowly servant
And a lowly servant was he
Lord, they said, of nothing at all!
'Well Lord,' he said, 'of thee'.

His unlawful wedded husband
Grew tired of the pain
And ran away with a girl
He drove the king insane

King Sebastian found his temple
A shitty wooden shack
He stayed with dead disciples
His mind, they said, had cracked

Lord, they said, of nothing at all!
As they dragged him to be killed
And poor old King-of-Null Sebastian
Cried 'Lord of Flies, and Lord of Guilt!'

Execution

I speak in a crumpled multitude of voices
The noise, always the noise, all around me
I live in madness and wait for the dogs to come
And tear me apart with a freezing noose of steel

Aftermath

She walks not upon air, but coals
A passing glance makes her flinch, burned
She hides herself with baggy sweaters and long sleeves
A fleeting touch sends her running home in tears
My urchin angel, what have they done to you?

Wrong

Thud. A car hits the young one, then rushes him to hospital.
Stab. A nurse with an infected needle. She doesn't notice.
The perfect karmic consequence for a life of sin;
A mother without a child.
Shame.

Double Flag

You get drunk, you're an idiot. You don't get drunk, you're a bore.
You get stoned, you're a hippie. You don't get stoned, you haven't lived.
You smoke, you're wasting your life away. You don't smoke, you're a coward.
You drive, you're a danger to the kids. You don't drive, you're paranoid.
You have a job, you're neglecting everyone. You don't have a job, you're useless.

He sleeps with her, he's a legend. She sleeps with him, she's a slut.
He drives a lorry, he's alright. She drives a lorry - what the fuck is she doing in a lorry?
She works as a hairdresser, she's talented. He works as a hairdresser, he's a faggot.
She works as a nurse, she's an angel. He works as a nurse - why the fuck isn't he a doctor?
He doesn't want to be a typical man. She doesn't want to be a typical woman. Pity.

Stolen

Funny, that. You stole something from me.
Something I never thought I had. They tried to take it before.
But only you could reach it, huh? You little cow.
Why would you do this to me? You know how much I love my mask, little girl.
Bitch.