Song Of Myself

												
[1. from a dusty bookshelf]

[2. all that great heart lying still]

the nightingale is still locked in the cage
the deep breath i took still poisons my lungs
an old oak sheltering me from the blue
sun bathing on it's dead frozen leaves

a catnap in the ghost town of my heart
she dreams of storytime and the river ghosts
of mermaids, of whitman's and the rude
raving harlequins, gigantic toys

a song of mea song in need
of a courageous symphony
a verse of mea verse in need
of a ppure-heart singing me to peace

all that great heart lying still and slowly dying
all that great heart lying still on an angelwing

all that great heart lying still
in silent suffering
smiling like a clown until the show has come to an end
what is left for encore
is the same old dead boy's song
sung in silence
all that great heart lying still and slowly dying
all that great heart lying still on an angelwing

a midnight flight into covington woods
a princess and a panther by m side
these are territories i live for
i'd still give mt everything to love you more

[3. piano black]

a silent symphony
a hollow opus #1, 2, 3

sometimes the sky is piano black
piano black over cleansing waters

resting pipes, verse of bore
rusting keys without a door

sometimes the within is piano black
piano black over cleansing waters

all that great heart lying still and slowly dying
all that great heart lying still on an angelwing

[4. love]

i see a slow, simple youngster by a busy street,
with a begging bowl in his shaking hand.
trying to smile but hurting infinitely. nobody notices.
i do, but walk by.

an old man gets naked and kisses a model-doll in his attic
it's half-light and he's in tears.
when he finally comes his eyes are cascading.

i see a beaten dog in a pungent alley. he tries to bite me.
all pride has left his wild eyes.
i wish i had my leg to spare.

a mother visits her son, smiles to him through the bars.
she's never loved him more.

an obese girl enters an elevator with me