Illusive Flame Enlightened

 

treading around the florid moonscape of his broken heart
again
he choked recognising this looming gloam he wandered
so what did i do wrong this time rang the too familiar refrain
but then he was struck by the realisation
that this required little further investigation
no crime scene fibres need to be analysed under the ultraviolet light
no episodes painstakingly re-enacted frame by frame this time
let the déjà vu-again thing just fade away..

for the weeds by the moon rocks rise to meet broken shadows
the energy of emptiness vivifies in the compressing vacuum
to fall in love then out of love with you
an imagined essence snared by the enchanted perceiver
has oftentimes almost nothing to do with the receiver gifted
and how do you kindle an illusive flame
guarded by a giddy and fleeting ghost..

around the circuits she lapped the laps finding herself rejected
she pounded the shellac pulsing to its ever-looping mobius strip
was it something i did or was it something i said
again she raised her eyes to the heavens
finally drying her tears dispelling the vanishing act
of the self-hypnotising magician
how she had yearned to build on a shared foundation
that allows for growth and to be
while he only wished her to merge with his imagination of her
with all that stage and setting and scenery..

The Cat Lady

on high they wait
the crisp-munching wooden tops concretise
metallic as the sound of trod glass the air-con sodden
mock the cat lady..

on high they wait
peer to peer slyly reviewing one another one another
lunching eyelids within their asbestos lozenge office safe-space
lean leer preen await..

for every day around the same time she walks out her front door
she taps a wooden spoon on her gate
a pleasing jazz fill lifts the air taptaptap..taptaptap..
beholding low and half-ducked behind their reflecting windows
the more sarcastic techno bats on shrill pane echo that back..

they witness two happy cats skip
joyfully she lifts and carries them both inside
some say oohhh and some say aawww
some call her the cat lady
and that seems to be the highlight of their working day..

only one time she looked up and waved at them
and one man warmly smiled and furtively waved back..

Moronic Is More Transmissible

 

christmas shopping again for batman..

and it hardly matters where the big one will happen
trust the plan
it could be donbass or taiwan
or tel aviv and washington
continuing to blow stuff up in iran
what for the mic is there not to like
praying for the retaliatory strike
or poke the bear until the lights go out
or release another gain-of-function virus
or smallpox in an unfortunate cracked vials lab accident
or would that seem too scripted and telegraphed
okay what about placing two high energy mini-nukes
between two tectonic plates
even the maddest conspiracy nut would dare not state that connection..

escalation and trust the plan
false flag here or a false flag there
always christmastime
a deep fake event is always ten percent for the big guy
tabla the tableau as below so below
so let it snow let it snow let it snow..

meanwhile
no office parties for the plebs again
no masks kissing under the mistletoe
oh no
no-one could have guessed 
omicron ~ moronic
one anagram that will never be on countdown
what a conundrum
will the more astute get a funny idea
wondering which cohort again will be encouraged to hold the beer..

do you ever get the feeling they are laughing at us
or are we being just a tad too sensitive
yes as umbilical cords pump unborn babies boosters
i believe in unicorns
no nothing can go wrong
moronic ~ omicron
trust the plan and ride the unicorn
so please
no masks should kiss under the mistletoe
for fondled baubles might shed their viral load
moronic is more transmissible
trust the science and think of the children
the nouveau bongo bang apropos
ten percent for the big guy is good to go
so let it snow let it snow let it snow..

The Mandate Man

 

packed to the gunnels with willy-waving erudition
the mandate man
as smooth as lizard lube another gatekeeper sentry
the mandate man
another mainstream shill eye-lined rinds of blue pills
the mandate man
on teevee lick lurid mash-up topography the duper delight drills
the mandate man..

the circus freaked ring-a-roses surround themselves
around the mandate man
his control file spook lurks in his view shadowing
the mandate man
flames of black tar flicker neath peeling liquid lids
the mandate man
join his team or join another team
it is all good for the mandate man..

fake opinion polls troll and nudge the bell-tolled
the mandate man
the fearful mimic in mirroring booths lock-and-load
the mandate man
budgies fed confirmation bias seed trill and repeat
the mandate man
the mandate man woman man
go on splash yourself some man in the mandate man..

Bucket List

 

she ticked off the last item
and done..

she smiled
the sense of achievement palpable
meaningful..

she gazed out the kitchen window
and breathing the fresh coffee roast in
took a delicious few sips
then..

she caught a flash of crimson outside
flitting from branch to grass to..
for a long second their eyes seemed to lock
and that moment became still..