James Clive

The door slams
Hi honey im home
Last night is still vivid in her mind
Broken plates
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I was feeding my parrot today
And i looked him in the eye
What is his purpose just sitting in a cage
He doesnt know anything about the world today
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The bar was empty
I pulled up a stool
The barmaid came near
Beer please
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The corner shop was dimly lit
I asked for a case of beer and a pack of nuts
The bag of nuts was yellow and red
The picture on the bag was a peanut
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I went downstairs to get my mail
Searching through the usual junk
One letter caught my eye
It was from madame zelda
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Roger dreamed of the sea
But he couldnt do without PVC
He imagined waves and other stuff
But he couldnt do without his ankle cuffs
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You phoned me from a mental institution
I was in Caernarfon
The smell of fish makes me vomit
You assaulted my ears
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Burnt clothes
Limp out of the door
Fishhook heart
Crawls out of your gut
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She walks past the corner store
She has done this for the last week
Always 11pm
Give or take a few minutes
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In the front cabin
Which was isolated
From the hammering bell
He undid the knot in his balls
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Shoot them up
Do you eat cancer?
Dance on one foot
Put your brain in your mouth
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Old man blood
Drinking with the plants
Greenhouse reflects idiot dreams
Of blindman under sun
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Sometimes
But not often
I think of you
As i watch
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The sun came down
In blistered forms
Your eyes cast a shadow
Shaped like a hole
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One trip a year is enough
Trisha shouts through wet ears
Her candyfloss lips go on and on
The front seat on the ghost train is free
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The is a light on
A red light
Carry on
Mr Williams drowned in the news
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The sound of laughter
Clings in the air
A clown is riding a pink bicycle
Into a hovel
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The soap is near the bath
Implants on the fire
With my wooden heart
Shampoo stacked waitress is calling
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The cow snorts by the gate
He is a holy cow
No rump
No fillet
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The sun burns like anorexic fat
Sweet summer afternoons
Time moves slow
A frosted glass
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