Never

Sunday night in the suburbs
And there's rain on the roof
You keep saying you love me
And you back it up with proof

Never been held like this
Never been seen before
Never been kissed like this
I've never felt so sure

Monday morning in the sun
And it's all over my face
You're the corner puzzle piece
And you've fallen into place


Never been held like this
Never been seen before
Never been kissed like this
I've never felt so sure


Everything is brighter
Now that I've found you
And you can hold me tighter
I'll melt into you

Never been held like this
Never been seen before
Never been kissed like this
I've never felt so sure



 

Nobody's Wife

Nobody's coming home to me
I'm nobody's wife
But I'm still somebody
Somebody to someone who matters
Matters to me

Marriage ain't the only way
To prove a woman's worth
And I'm not going anywhere
Honey I'm here to stay

Nobody's chasing after me
I'm nobody's wife
But I'm still somebody
Somebody to someone who cares
Cares for me

Marriage ain't the only way
To prove a woman's worth
And I'm not going anywhere
Honey I'm here to stay

I don't want to be your one and only
I'll never weigh you down
I don't want too much of your time
I just want to be around


Marriage ain't the only way
To prove a woman's worth
And I'm not going anywhere
Honey I'm here to stay

Woman

This woman is no welterweight
She will not be moved
This woman is not for you
She will not be recast
To cater to your gaze
She will not be altered
To fit your twisted vision
This woman is a firelight
She will be loved
This woman is a fury
She will be honoured

Hunter

I was buried
Subsumed by white noise
Weakening 
A hunter's hand
Salvaged the wreck of me
Spun me into silver light
I am airborne
Sharp as lightning

Her

It's right about now
I'll try to stay anchored
Against the swell
And if weren't for her
Memorised by my heart
I'd burn to a cinder
I'd disappear
If it weren't for her
I'd fade to earth

This Is Now

That was then
Enslaved
My feet were bloodied
By the narrow path
Every word a lie

This is now
Unchained
My collar is opened
By a captain's hand
Every word a song

Take Me Down

Now we wait
Pine needle fingerprints
Slice the tongue
Take me down

Now we wait
Magnetic teeth softly
Consume emerald anatomy
Take me down

Now we wait
A cataclysm is upon us
Shaped like euphoria
Take me down  

Pale Beauty

It's a sure sign

Sneaking up and tripping me

I am glorious

Face against asphalt

Pale beauty bleeding

Words like talismans

Don't leave me here

I want you to stay

I am strong enough

To break

I am weak enough

To fight

I am overcome

Back against starlight

Pale beauty bleeding

Songs like charms

Don't leave me here

I want to stay

Play Me

He has no need for implements
His hands are his instrument
I am a canvas
A palette of pain
Amplifies me

Licorice

He plays me like a threnody
And all my melodies
Become tangled and euphoric

He sees me in technicolour
And all my fears
Dissolve in a licorice gaze

He leads me consummately
And all my chaos
Translates into rapture

She-wolf

You named me in another life
I was dormant in your absence
And like the weapon you named me for
I have been let loose upon your skin
Like sunshine

You named me in another life
In a language meant for two
And like the weapon you named me for
I am a deadly elegance at your side
Like a she-wolf 

You named me in another life
Conjured me into presence
And like the weapon you named me for
I am stitched into your kali embrace
Like needlepoint

#30 Found in Translation

Return to me, beauty
You are my queen
I want you here

#29 I Remember

I don't remember much anymore
Thanks to my broken brain
But your eyes the night you left
I remember that

I remember our first kiss
Chocolate orange flavoured and urgent

I remember your top hat
And giant cups of tea

I don't remember much anymore
Thanks to my broken brain
But your voice the day you phoned
I remember that

#28 Backwards Story

Boots muddy the laundry
A jacket steeped in pub haze
A woman in the shower
Back bruised
Numb lips
Out the door at twilight
Seeking obliovion
Cigarettes
Karaoke
Palm tree tryst
Unexpected 

#27 Haiku

Battleground lover
I double dare you to hide
Soft skinned weaponry

#26 Call and Response

Let me help you
Please don't
Let me call you
Please don't
Let me carry you
Please don't
Let me love you
Please don't
Let me leave you
Please
Don't

#25 Borrowed

These scars are a private map
Jostled into the parquet corner
Cold and clear
Straight lines
We tell each other it's a small world, here
Hunger is a trap
We collect hunt russets for cider season
December is the cruelest month
When you went away
He bought me a supermarket bouquet
Bravery isn't what we think it is
Little birds
Feelings
Others see you as a wise person
Humans are meant to come in pairs
Short and tall
Humans waste their gifts
No more sonnets
Let the tears fall
Busy busy busy
It's in the way you laugh
 

#24 Mix and Match

Short and tall
Generous and slender
Smiles for all
Tough and tender
Together we will rise

#23 No More Sonnets

No more sonnets
I beg you
No more overtures of false feeling
Cliched and tired
Just tell me you don't love me
And be done with it

#22 Earth Day

Humans waste their gifts
Mining and burning they hurt
The one home that's theirs

#21 Fairy Tale

Once upon a time
A girl passed by us
Playing prey
Cloaked in scarlet

We watched her
From the green quiet
Her innocence
Lost to the forest
 

#20 Kenning

It's in the way you laugh
It screams crimson
Through the pale
Lighting my way home
From nightmares

It's in the way you drum
Your fingers blue
From the morning
Shifting my mood sideways
From the dark

#19 How To Self Soothe

Let the tears fall
Quietly
Take in the air
Quietly
Let out the sighs
Quietly
Hold your own hand
Sleep
Quietly
Repeat

#18 The Sound of Home

Busy busy busy
Not many minutes
Dean Martin
Kitchen scales

Busy busy busy
Not many minutes
Hey Hey It's Saturday
Bleached mugs

Busy busy busy
Not many minutes
Magpie larks
Orange vinyl