blessed christmas

as the pixies, elves, water nymphs,
fairies and all the creatures
of the magical forest celebrated
the rising of the new star
the redeemer of all was born
in a land far far away
and all knew that happiness
and peace has been given a new hope
the reverberating laughter
and celebrations prompted the
fireflies to perch in the pine trees
for the best view

when all the gifts of love
were exchanged
a sigh of content engulfed
the atmosphere
and a voice of a thousand angels
sang the sweet promise of forever

a new line

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inch nails

i dont know where your coming from
and dont know where you want to be
are you the page i write today
or the one i tear up and throw away

are you willing ?
lie down here -
cos i am giving away
the stampede of the masses

you have your hope packed up inside
your beach bag with the sun
did i want much too much gain
am i the lonely in the rain ?

are the choices that i made
today a valid as yesterday
did you send smoke signals here?
was your reasons on the page

i wont pretend i know how hurt
the pain felt through the day
but i will pretend to know how hurt
i felt yesterday

stop

i am so exhausted
make it stop
i am so confused
make it lucid
i am so in love
but i am not

home theatre

the blood pumps faster
emotion disaster
the walls are moving closer
like a good hero caught in a bad movie

the door is locked
you force my hand
you and i both lose
with emotion

the train has called this station
with room for only one
a quick prayer and accusation
when will this ride fail ?

the conductor is silent
he points at the driver
its time to escape
like a bad prisoner in a good movie

beg for time

time is a funny thing
it fills the gaps with stuff and things
like love and dogs and rain and think
it orders space and rationalise existence

time is a bastard
it injects the gaps with voids
empty emotionless spaces filled with black and red
the siamese twins of reason
one pointing fingers and laugh
one calculating life

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all of this

i'm sailing on my own again
sailing where the sun went
living under water
shadows so much taller

i'll find my own space
some air to breathe in all of this
all of this is freedom
all of this is so real
all of this is complicated

summer's waiting on the shore for me
bathing in her sunlight
electrify and warm the night
hold my breath and swim for shore

all of this is so real
all of this is complicated

see

its an empty room
filled with paint
canvas speckled modern
old style favourites
peering over the wall
a delight for the eye
stories untold in many dimensions
abstract thoughts
random tales

i see a man delight in the dance
lovers joined at the violin
windswept hair
defined lines blur from a distance
love caught on film
radiates like thunder wind through walls

he’s greedy and denies
his world the bliss

in my wall
love moves at your will
it dances and twirls
its angry and green

only i can see it

smile

everybody wants their heart broken
no one wants the blame
or to take responsibility for our actions
but really its a shame
in this cauldron of love
we both taste the same

the wall around me

broken helpless crying shrivel please reaper make it quick
the knife has caused a crack in my heart
it might have gone too far

hurting praying begging mercy oh how do you fill the void
worlds in love now a chasm apart
the demons will hunt

tick tock time flies the hour on string of twine
a spark of hope but left without kindling
the rescue failed

I cant stand sad eyes
kill yourself to hold the hurt
give yourself to kill the hurt
sharpen the spears of lies
the pallbearers disperse

if only

if i could see with the eyes of a blind man
prejudice would fail
jealousy’s claws will be reduced to chalk
then truly colour would be blind
oh how would trust then change ?!


but please
let me see the sun set over the ocean
the clouds that gather the monsoon
oh I just cant miss the flowers in bloom
or the artist brush that colours a smile


how would I give it up if all was left is hurt
the charred smell of death and hate
if prejudice would reign
if colour was white
if religion is church
if money is greater than life

powder face

I have so long been pretending

that i will one day find

all the question left unanswered

and claim that they're all mine


Walking on these fuzzy cloud things

I become alive

I was never joking

when i said you were mine


people keep their straight faces

so they can make it through the day

you were always

making funny faces

you were holding me

in these funny places

know it

when I feel
broken and defeated
and i surrender
all thats within reason
has failed me now
I look up and
see Your face smiling down

and i cant understand it
I just want to know You
I just want to....