Track Marks (in the Dark)

I was cruising through the sands

At a hundred per,

And I thought I'd maybe

Let you know...

...You were counting on a man

To invent the cure

With a dalliance that flanks

Death row...

Why, O, why, can't I see

What's behind?...

...I'm always out

For capital,

But I've side-tracked

Your gold-mine.

I was beaten to a pulp

When the sun set down,

Where each living thing

Could watch and learn...

...Now, stricken by an urge

Of the early bird,

I'm a fire that won't cease

To burn.

Why, O, why, can't I see

What's behind?...

...I'm always out

For capital,

But I've side-tracked

Your gold-mine.

...And the stars that swirl,

And sparkle

Are lodged here

In my spine...

...When I'm out of depth,

Feel the devil's breath...

I will hold you

On my mind.

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2018

Bunny Villaire