Chapter One | Scene One | Take One
Leave it.
A trolley with three brave wheels
and one mutant – the front one
the heading dog, beaten and retarded,
spinning in its rusty arc
A giant slice of macadam
where the earth has once
again pushed through,
the evils of the dark regained a foothold on this plane.
And a happy centre of the dead
mustard yellow faded red
Lowering skies and the cries of carrion birds
whose bones have been picked
clean
and eagles, balded and spotted
those giants of industry
those outstretched arms
Hollywood reduced to soot.
Upon your Lawn Chair
Before your empirical Game of Golf
Combover your hair
Brink your Ship, Smile for the Flash
Flood warnings
alabama through texas
texas through alabama
sanantonio houston pensacola
the skull of the gulf bottom jaw
kicked out
wave upon wave upon wave.
Chapter Two | Act Soon | Time To
Lose Out.
Afterwards, at the dixie dimestore
cup
two teams troll for supporters
No-one bothers to get up.
Around and around your giant ferriswheel
with the lights burnt out
and your candyfloss machines
returned to sender
I would ask you to dance, your hand held
out
your once proud flame reaching high
and wavering
beneath the fluttering flag of the moon
Your mezzanine level quite deserted.