Under the bridge
The winds of change are blowing over the hills and storm clouds gather with momentum
For a moment we stand on the bridge
And look at the torrent below us
We observe the destruction caused by the gale
Before taking shelter under the bridge
Like transients we pick meat from a carcass
On a polystyrene tray
I dream of the archer and Aphrodite
Making out to the sound of tubular bells
In rape fields on a summers day
Its good to be away from that room
Where it’s always ten past three
And the voices echo along the insipid corridors
Its too vanilla for anything to be created that has bite
We trade collector’s cards of the illuminati
Whilst drinking shots of vermouth
From silver goblets
Still the rain falls
Beating out its rhythm like a metronome
We try to peace notes together to make a melody
That we can recognise
The rhyming couplets don’t gel together too well
And the tune gets washed away
Once the music is gone and the lights have faded
All we have left is shadows of memory plastered on the concrete walls
And we pray that this shelter doesn’t become our tomb.