Thursday 25 April 2024

On the Island

The wind is all around my burning body

And I got the summer throbbing in my veins

So if I lie on the grass or tell the truth

My soul will reach the page and leave its stain


The sun is dancing on my aching head

The moon is waiting to take a slice of me

I'm at the mercy of a Cornish dream

And I haven't said a thing about the wasps


My gangs of words will never be enough

To conquer all the magic in my life

It's a tragedy for a poet that's for sure

And uh


It doesn't matter


And I can't pretend to care about the meaning

I'm really GONE(!) inside like you won't believe

But someone

Somewhere cold will have a theory

And all the literal minds will be relieved.