He’s the King of the air Just floating up there In suspension Crowds stop and stare He hangs unaware Of their attention He’s gravity free Though no one can see How he hovers He’s the lord of the sky Birds pass him by Without bother Is he really held still or just falling ever so slowly? An angel, a god, is he magic or mystic or holy? He’s mastered...Learn More

The Cafe Anglais is oddly vacant You sit at the bar and order a drink You take out your pen and write down a name On a currency note you leave as the tip The door from the street is softly opened Someone approaches and calls out your name They pull out a gun and point at your head You don't move a muscle you’re sure that you're dead You knew that...Learn More

He ain't no baby, he's sure a shambles He looks all pork pie, he looks love-handles He ain't no poet, he ain't no boho He’s just a junkie, he's just a no-go He's blood-knuckled and dusted He's so over, he's busted He got all skinned up, he got all chewed up He dates a pin-up, ’she has him spewed up He 's like weasel, run out of diesel A...Learn More

Well, I need something to soothe this pain To cool the lava you pump through my veins ‘Cause I’m burning, I’m burning up for you And, I need something to quench this fire Before it becomes a funeral pyre ‘Cause I’m burning, I’m burning up for you You struck the sparks, you fanned the flames in me And now my heart’s a blazing ruin You say that you...Learn More

Don't promise me your love - I don't need it Don't swear I'm all you want - I don't believe it You think I'm quite a prize Considerate and wise Well consider this advice: beat it Why does every man I meet think they can sway me? Believe that they're unique, the one to save me? They vow they'll win me round Every single one's a clown Build me up,...Learn More

You got the claws and you got the teeth I'll be the wolf, you can be the sheep I'll stalk your dreams and I’ll haunt your sleep With a bleeding nose and a fake ID You're a neon flicker, a discount sticker An archangel that drinks paint stripper You're all messed up, I should take you home You look like love but you taste like Silicone You're what...Learn More

Is life basically lovely? Or really just short, brutal and ugly? I've had it great to date and if I'm lucky I'll avoid all the shit ‘til there’s six foot of it dug above me Is love able to save us? When beauty has gone and flesh has betrayed us? My love, will you still be mine when I’m falling? Will I still be yours when death comes calling? How...Learn More