first of a trilogy of poems r.e one of my favourite rockstars...a literary 'kiss and tell' |
Safety pins hold lives together : Part I Fifty figures linger, Flicker around their demi-god. There he stands; a single floating head in a sea of flailing hands. All at once they open their mouths; Big, black and cavernous. The still air rings with banshee wails In which He is exalted Not flesh, but spirit, The God smiles down upon the desperate. The autograph is his word, Their language I stare into the eyes of The Almighty Portals of Albion that want to steal me away Nothing is ever enough So I ask for an interview I get what I want He takes my hand The red sea parts The clingers try to linger But they all slip away My god loves my literary last name, The one I promise he will never forget Years from this kiss, He will feel it on his tongue Taste it in his mouth Not because I am I, Because I will be someone else A writer, Or a rock star, One different from the others God, he is not so different, He believes me just like everyone else; He with the power and the glory, He with the thunder I would steal If I could bolt fast enough He who’s every smile drips a junkie chic allure And is dragging me onto the bus |