Stone Cold Angry

Two gorillas sit in a cage, grabbing
at a bruised banana.
Well there's only one and that's
not enough
to satiate or satisfy
a single beast, much less..
Now it's all a big show, flashy fangs and red eyes,
burly arms raised to the skies,
fists clenched/tightened jaw [though the people never saw]
and when they yelled, in said savage state of mind,
you'd wish you weren't nearby
because that cry was not a cry
of agony, but a declaration of war.
Selfish. Enraged.

Hungry.
Completely aware of everything, 'cept the obvious,
of course; 'cause that one gorrilla?
He ain't even real.

In This Skin

Always movin'
Always changin'
Always groovin'
Whilst rearrangin'

My heart, my home
My head, my thoughts
My mind in time
Will find its rhyme
Past what's beyond
Left far behind
A glimmer, a chance
An old English dance

A comfortable place
Between time and space

Razzle Dazzled

I still miss you
and your tired eyes
staring back at me

I still want you
the way I saw you
how I knew you to be

I still miss you
the soft romantic
side that set me free

Who Are You?

He hides his bloodlust in the closet
He had his reasons, I suppose
For only saying what I wanted to know

Is it better for you – knowing you've compelled me to be??
Not knowing what's authentic... 'cause I've not been truly free
To make my own decisions – have reactions all my own
Are you really such a coward – don't you have one honest bone?!

I thought that I could trust you
You were all that I had left
I thought I knew the real you
But please,
I don't want to know the rest.

So as you say, “inevitably”
You will forget about me
Now I'm gone – your life can go on
It's what you want [or was it always?]

Why didn't you just ask me to leave

Elsewhere

Mind's made up entirely too quickly
Didn't even have time to think
Blind to the world
Acting, reacting, purely on instinct
The maid poured milk on the plants
Didn't even notice them wither away
I thought it was March,
But it was the middle of May

Spider Bites

A venomous creature carefully planning its next move
The web's not tangled at all
It's perfectly woven and well thought out
And there isn't a world beyond what they see
With their beady, dark eyes

You speak, but it doesn't matter that you're trying to be rude
You don't know me that well
I'm not a puzzle that you can figure out
Your soul doesn't hear, can't fathom there's more
You're two-dimensionally synthesized

Feedback Loops

It's long forgetten in an email (unsent)
My words, my thoughts, on an evening well spent
I won't alarm you if you're still in your nest
Too young to fly (too cold to entertain your guest)
Well if you'll notice, on said guest, there's a note
Tied round the talon is the strategy: T.O.T.E.

I wonder what you're doing right now
What are you thinking about?
I wonder if you're sitting at home
Watching your sitcoms alone
Or maybe you're out and about
Them cool cats do get around
You always did move to that beat
Can't make one false step with those feet
Always one ahead of the game
There's no fire; yeah, you choked out that flame
Afraid to fall, not one mood opens up
There's no trust and that wasn't a rut
It's a hole, son; you built me a trap
And I'm angry cuz I know I'd go back

Test the waters – now what's wrong with that riff
Operate – no, it's not just a gift
Test again – get your desired result
Exit time – and for you: problem solved