*

have you
ever tried
to start
your life
over so many
times
coz
the life
you knew
ended
in tragedy
and left you
with
a
blank stare
gazing
out at
the january
frozen sky
dead inside?

then you
have these
makers
of men
who pretend
they
are the one
who
will
give you
the pink slipper

boo!
hiss!
liars
collide
in your dens
with your
hides
you've
resentfully skinned
alive
for your
own salvation

killing
one
to let
you buy
a market
price
condo
on the riviera

you leave.
you all leave me.

i want solitude.
i want to find my peace
if it's possible.

i'm in full metal jacket
once again
on the beat
fighting
the street
smarts
kissing
my ass
hello
every
god forbidden
morning
i drift
into a
slumber
and awaken
with a tick
and then
thunder
in my chest
when i realize
i've been
beset
by my own
fate
and think
i'm in
mother's bed
she made
just for me
all starched
and clean
sheets
wrapped
so tight
like
a newborn
babe
in the divine
light

van morrison
come home
time to close
up this shop.