it makes me sweat even now

such sheer terror left its mark

there's nothing worse than a

child imprisoned in the dark

she'd blame me for being bad

I'd struggle but to little avail,

hoisted in the black cupboard

dusty, warm, beyond the pale

bent in two and scared of mice

heard her laughter downstairs

something tickling my shoulder

the silk touch of spider's...

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He was hardly without vice

Beat women, blew cocaine

He was a true black genius

We won't see his like again

Hear the album Jack Johnson

Paean in a universe of black

The travails of a champion

Ring-craft his violent knack

Johnson brushed with cops

Neither of them were saints

Human pixels amid the mix

In the picture destiny paints

The albums are his ...

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Waking up newly in love

Is there a more lyrical thing?

Mind focused on the one

Destined to wear your ring

Dawns depend on your mood

Roseate when things go well

Blue if you're feeling anxious

Black if you're living a hell

Rising slowly in sickness

Racked by aches and pains

Life teeming with negatives

Griefs but no sign of gains

Dawns depend on your...

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