Eachandevry

 

Each pink sonic introduces homo interruptus 

Memories of sex fear death no worse 

a prolonged illness no doubt a living death 

know worse

 

fred and rose look spangled out of the App

\Hard boiled categories glistening in rotting 

 

splendour the thing itself but the thing ruined

 

Jagged inquiries lead to

 

Pointless bathetic bitterness no castles here

 

Each ripped off thought a scab in motion 

a symptom of nervous tension 

that only work takes away

 

Every brain ache too much muscle muster

  cling to cash and a new chew monster 

ghosts’ let spit drizzle from a muzzle 

 

wandering beleaguered down deserted dreams 

 

we get drunk on modern boulevards

 

empty public spaces smoothed flat

our obsession with the romance of dystopia

 

entropic eyes’ that blink once then move on

 

that all this is finally over

 

you can’t go home they say

 

it’s learning to listen that counts

 

and knowing when your time is up