In a cruel summer,in a cruel winter i am her black shark
i work on manuscripts she'll never read
i bait the crane that holds her need
and all year long i stalk the shores murmuring a love song.
In a cruel autumn,in a cruel spring i am her black shark
i jail film scores behind my rusted jaws
i jackknife the cells in rabid decibels.
In a cruel storm,in a cruel flood i am her black shark
i crash the wild parties
& steal the heat from wedding nights
i swim deep to the deepest depths
and i never ever rest.
They call me a 'predator'
& i wait with a catalogue of answers
In a cruel sport,in a cruel dive i am her pearl hyena
i bash my skull against the wall of this pit
in time to her new lover's torrid fit
my newborn wont stop crying
& i cant even begin to start trying.
In a cruel ward,in a cruel hive i am her pearl hyena
everything feels like desperation
everything tastes like the way we fucked
everything smells like death
everything looks like it should.
In a cruel song,in a cruel haunt i am her pearl hyena
i howl & howl like bells in flight
but i will never see a leading light.
They call me an 'anchor'
& i wait with a catalogue of rancour
In a cruel ode,in a cruel vogue i am her scarlet tank
i slur carnal poetry in perfect harmony
the drone has driven all my friends away.
In a cruel feast,in a cruel war i am her scarlet tank
i carve the waves she sails victorious and superior
out of the blistered prison tied to every year.
In a cruel grave,in a cruel weir i am her scarlet tank
i blanket walls with prayers,psalms,plays,promises & platoon songs
i drink targets from a saber with a midnight oil chaser
and i never ever sleep.
They call me a 'vixen'
& i wait with a catalogue of weapons
In a cruel stable,in a cruel chase i am her white horse
i salute every emergency
from ithaca to diamond
and watch coastlines collapse in her silence.
In a cruel wreck,in cruel cut i am her white horse
wed to a fountain of famine and grief
she will forever remain the master thief.
In a cruel smile, in a cruel crime i am her white horse
pulled through this city by tragedies & cemeteries
repeating records & pristine memories
that can't compete with her resentment
it's so relentless,its so relentless.
They call me a 'catastrophe'
& i wait with a catalogue of apathy
In a cruel shot,in a cruel heart i am her arsenic kite
a rover in pursuit of the motive
left for dead in the middle of an ocean.
In a cruel mark,in a cruel cradle i am her arsenic kite
i once was tame and stalked with pride
bulimic,bronze,suicide
she called a legion to cull the ravaged
but everyone is savage until they meet a savage.
In a cruel lust,in a cruel fight i am her arsenic kite
sinking for seasons with my heart in a vice
They call me a 'ruiner'
& i wait with a catalogue of shame for her.
