Taylore

Are you in on the ruse 
When she lights it like a fuse
And it’s taylore
Like cottagecore
Somewhere in an avenue
Or a forest in the heavens blue
And I just want to let it be heard
That I heard that bird
When her wings were still free
Before clipped by profanity
Though no less profound
And I listen to their sound
And divinate
Like some kind of awesome on the dinner plate
That fills you up and nourishes the soul
Til you’re empty as the begging bowl
And whole
Can you see it too
She’s mellow yellow and here for me and you

Friendship Bracelets

They make the friendship bracelets for each other 
Going to the Taylor Swift concert
And there may be a stadium full
But, still, their skin’s as thin as cotton wool
Coz she’s sensitive
This goddess that we address
Singing of years in the machine
And being true to her dream
That’s what you get
When you cannot forget
What you are
And she is no superstar
She’s down to earth
And recounts the way it hurts
When the waves crash
Life superceded by a dash
Between the beginning and end
And I’ve had a friend
Who gave one to me
It shattered but in twenty three
I still keep the pieces
And my love for her never ceases
Lest we entertain
What’s been done for us in vain
Like acid rain
Peels the paint off your car
And travelers dare to go far
But by Kilglass lake
I found something I will not forsake

Galaxies

Coming down from the sky
Wondering if I’m gonna die
As the wings catch air
And a shudder ripples in there
How does a flight
Set enough fire to ignite
A storm in me
And history
Is nothing new
So stars are spilling from the space that’s you
A galaxy, a kaleidoscope
And Regina begins to hope
As she crawls up off the floor
Why is to know you to adore
The shawl you clasp around your shoulder
And we’re not getting any older
Only more well versed in the scene
Even if the whole thing is a dream
To be deciphered by a sleuth like me
To know me is to set me free

My…..

The stars cross themselves
Like a holy prayer
And I know it’s the past
But you are there
And there’s summer in my bones
As the rubble topples homes
Like the foundation of Hill 16
And loving him was the dream
As we both match
Our patchwork scars
And I’m walking home
As you’re chasing cars
With bubbles in your chest
Don’t you know that I love you best
Though you’re sitting with her
Does she know what we were
And still are
I’ve no wish to be on par
I just want the truth to shine
Let it be known that I call you mine

Just Want You To Know

I just want you to know
How I feel
And when I’m famous
You can steal
Into these caverns
These hallowed halls
Separated by spaces
And held together by walls
And hold a little tome
A book that when I was all alone
Spoke of you
Though it wasn’t because I wanted it to
It’s just because it’s true
I love the paradigm of you

High Infidelity

The way the world collapsed
It was war, it wasn’t fair
Now I’m standing at the door
I’m about to knock and you are there
And I feel the crush
Of all the atoms
Press against my body
Flatten
And are you some kind of Jesus
Coz I feel like praying
You double entendre
What are you saying
And I venerate
The myth I made of you
It’s something you could never live up to
Except for the fact that you do
I never get tired looking at you
And I know you have a girl
But can’t I admire a tree
Knowing that it will never be for me
Unless you pull some cat out of the bag
Like you’re my saviour in drag
And why did I feel the con
The moment that you were gone
Repair all my broken parts
The wounds that make my system start
To chuck, now the machine is dead
And I’m kind of wondering what goes through your head
And you called me a bitch
But that’s a bit rich
Coming from a rock like you
You wouldn’t move just coz I told you to

13 Scene

The body is aging
It passes through time
As I try to capture
What is mine
But it eludes my grasp
Like the finest sand
Points me toward the shore
So I understand
And it’s fearless, it’s true
It’s innocent pure
It’s the one thing
That you can be sure
Not to fail you
When the midnight rings
And I can feel it
When she sings
Of love, of beauty
Of something beyond
And they had her down
As a dumb blonde
But she points the way
She leads the charge
Picks you up off the floor
When times get hard
And I can’t ignore
The magnanimous effect
She had upon me
When the dream was wrecked
And I pulled myself away
From what I abhor
Beyond the recognition
Of what I was before
And the signs desert me
Though their pointings fable
Tell me to get up
If I’m able
But another blow comes in
From the west
With the flavor of something
I detest
And I know, I know
I should be serene
And chasing a crown
Only means you’re no queen

Beware (Explicit)

It’s fucking class
You don’t need to ask
She’s done it again, you say
But I knew it all along, okay
That she’s a colossus in my heart
She makes my pain into art
With a paintbrush in her hand
If she was here I’d tell her it’ll be grand
But she’s storming on another front
And the winter is bearing the brunt
And a bit of a ne’er do well
It’s the secret I never tell
That I’ve got this darkness too
The only thing that doesn’t reflect you
In the mirror of my mind
It’s the truth I left behind
As everyone just moves on
I’m focused always on what’s already gone
As the fade to grey comes back to sing
Aoibhínn told me I’ve a broken wing
And I couldn’t disagree
I told the doctor it wasn’t me
He needed to worry about
But he’s frayed the thread with doubt
And looks at me with apprehension
I should’ve told him it’s just the suspension
Of disbelief for a moment or two
No, the problem isn’t you
It’s me, at least presently or so
There are places I won’t go
But I’ve yet to explore
Everything I adore
Could you just hold the door
I’d ask you but you did before