completely naked
but for top hat and goggles
i dress to impress
it knows everything
knows where you’re vulnerable
knows all your secrets
rushing toward me
it’s so loud my eardrums burst
i wake in a sweat
staring at the door
i dreamt it was your birthday
and that i loved you
an old puzzle box
that opens a door to hell
two quid from oxfam
she climbs the gutter
a huge knife between her teeth
someone has to pay
i wake up gently
it’s such a beautiful day
i feel very ill
so that’s the story
have i told you this before?
i lose track sometimes
gone before your time
a debt of apology
that cannot be paid
i wont sleep tonight
all i can think of is you
outside the street screams
memories rattle
at the bottom of my lungs
i know what i am
mosquito bitten
sun-burnt and dehydrated
we trudge through the swamp
wake up sleepy head
forget the past fifteen years
today is the day