so live
before I walk astray
yet another day

all dust and clay
and come what may
I will live to see another day

*

juice on tipsy fingers
and down the road he lingers

burn the memories
in your soul
a body out of control

cuts the path in narrows
in straits and hollows
shows are kept in place
for the need
of another race

Down in the Valley
there’s no sleep
no rest
for the unlucky to depart
with a mended heart

so live
memories twist around
pages turn again

and yet another
“Whats my name?”

I cut her hair
with a long tooth knife

splits the sound
in her voice
when she calls me
“six bucks”

the alleys are always there
waiting for no one
to enter the scene unseen
with just a thread
of a hair
in between
casual strays

have they ever left

they open up
yet again
another portal of pain
“it’s only a game”

there are no rules
no borders here abound
a toss of the dice
cat or mouse

lick it up
change your name



“Who am I?”