“You think of everything my dear,” Frances said, an I noticed red abrasions on the skin at the base of her fingernails, “but you do not think of me”. The room was getting dark, I was tired an nervy, she was getting anaemia; bad diet, working too hard, not enough sleep, you know, burning the […]

You’re not really wanting to hurt me But you don’t leave your options open And given the chance to say “Baby, I need you” You think it’s better left unspoken Anything might happen tonight You’re so free and I’m so out of sight Available baby, if the price is right Aah, you’ve got a funny […]

Come home from work, to a darkened house Wake in the night, in an empty double bed You stare at the ceiling, you pinch yourself Checking to see, if you're alive or if you're dead You minus me equals nothing You minus me, what you want that for? It's simple mathematics, two and two make […]

I wrote the tale in which I dwell I know precisely how it ends But I don’t believe I have the strength To see it through again The tide that pulls me, pulls me down Is stronger than the fall I only swam in one direction Wish to swim no more I called you Did […]

Good evening Anybody got a light? My name is Willie Willie The Torch And I’m here to confirm all reports I am true to the name That is written in flame On the lips of my closest consort I’m Willie Willie The Torch A-K-A The Human Flame Got talent from God Brings me money and […]

Well the drums rolled off in my forehead And the guns went off in my chest Remember carrying the baby just for you Crying in the wilderness I lost track of my friends, I lost my kin I cut them off as limbs I drove out over the flatlands Hunting down you and him The […]

She wore a white shawl She wore a grass veil Chilled wind, white lips Ribbons of plaster strips Black hair tied up, held back with string Visions and shreds and rips and slings Teach these souls to fly she said And make these spirits re-appear Its getting dark I’ve got no time to squander Sipping […]

one,two,one,two,three,four White nights,white nights so calm,all is bright so sad but so sweet deep into the night and all through the week so long without a kiss I didn`t guess how much I would miss a stupid song,that once upon a time I`d tell my right from wrong White mercy, give me please some time […]

Hey, when a man turns bad it`s a well known fact you don`t go giving him a bucket of compliments behind his back you don`t go laying traps for him you cannot detect his scent you cannot set your dogs on him they won`t go where he went Though his eyes may have been scored […]

I'm in a hotel with a vacancy sign But there's no room to let in this heart of mine So do not disturb... you don't know what you'll find I'm not a fast ride, I'm no getaway car I don't know the roads when we go this far I've read all the signs but I'm […]