A night at the opera
She had not yet had
Philistine poet
Blasphemous, mad
Oh my good lord
My mamma did play
Full blast Nessum Dorma
At my father’s wake
She may not have known
The story in full,
Yet surely she could -
Caress tenor wool
The whole church
Went silent -
All but for
Mum’s cries
The music
Went dormant
My dad
Reached the sky
And what she all wanted -
That music to lift
That spirit in silence
The soul, honored gift
Impressions,
And music,
And ashes -
So esteemed
The lyrics
Won’t matter -
Vibration
Goes deep
Impression,
Spirit,
And sound,
Precious deed
A musical ceiling -
Solemn, Fateful,
Sleep
They said goodbye,
And went to cry,
They sobbed so much,
That door,
Just slammed
She said adieu,
Goodbye,
Au revoir
Becoming truth,
Sight to behold,
Beware,
Unfold,
Belittle
Not
He said
Goodbye,
Au revoir,
GodspeedEnfants,
Pink,
Bright,
Dark
Lulla-bies
They sing
Along,
With honest
Pace
Piano stars,
Au revoir,
Far cry,
To those
That loved,
And those,
That
Played
Enfants,
Bright-eyed,
Dark
Lulla-bies
For your good
Night
Behave, enfants
Sleep tight.
Don’t,
Be afraid,
Of
Dark.
Black Lullaby.
I admire you
I like you
but…
You are magic
You aim high
but…
I always wished
I’d met you earlier
In silent dreams
We’d burst
The mystery
Of everything
All so tragic -
You know that!
I admired you
I loved you
You were magic
You aimed high
And meeting you
I do remember
In silent dreams
We’d burst
Macabre dance
I’d be a step nearer -
Yet you kept, always,
Stepping,
Back,
So icy sharp
You always doubted,
We slowed pace,
And I
Hit
Back
The bubbles burst
And bubbles played
Like foxy drawings
Live - that day
The mystery
Of everything, and
Macabre dance -
Those bubbles,
Burst
Like bubbles that
Explode, white magic,
Silent dreams -
Forever,
Dance
For centuries come,
And centuries gone,
Burning witches,
Loving magic,
Flying brooms -
All going tragic!
Closet witches,
Those, bewitched,
Closing shutters,
Dimmed the light
Chopped the wood
To simmer up,
That brew,
Those stakes,
And those light dreamers -
Fire them up!
To burn red souls,
And smell the ash,
Scarlet tears,
Ending up
Wetting pale cheeks
They prayed for
Light
If, and only if,
Only women
Ended up
Burning women
Their own kind!
Closet witches,
That bewitched,
Closed the windows,
Dimmed the light
Chopped the wood
To simmer up,
That brew,
Those stakes,
Those fiery witches -
Burn them up!
To burn red souls
And taste warm ash
That fiery love?
They kept all silent
If, and only if,
Only women
Ended up
Burning women
Their own kind!
Bewitched, old,
And wicked eyes,
Freezing hearts
And numbing
Kindness
Chop the wood
To simmer up
That brew,
Those stakes,
Those witches, frail -
And bring them up
Yet not burned
witches
Fly away,
Escape the flames -
Bewitched,
Deranged
Closet witches,
That bewitched,
Closed those windows
Dimmed the light
And witches are
And witches were
And witches gone
Bewitched, remain -
To no avail
Witches,
Just witches
Witches are
And witches were
And witches come
And witches gone
Enchanted fire
Numb with pain
Praying for light
Thriving in darkness
Spared witches
Flied away
Escaped the flames -
Bewitched,
Deranged
And light is gone,
And fire comes,
Bewitched,
Undone,
Deranged,
Escaped,
Unburned,
Big love!
To all those witches,
Up in flames,
Do fly away! -
With fragile
Magic
Wicked,
Loving,
Escaped,
Love burned -
Blessed the days
Of flying
Witches
A subtle line,
Some purple tinge
Over dark eyes -
A violet fringe
A yawn,
And hush,
All bored -
To deathGood Lord!
That cat
Short thread -
Long view
Along,
Strung,
A mouse -
Blue dream
Three long,
Long seconds
To cut
That string
The thread’s
All loose
The mouse
Ran off
To the opium
Den,
The cat…
Snoozed
On!
A yawn,
And hush,
That den -
All fluff
The silver
Death,
All smooth -
Gold cuff
A silent curve,
Some purple tinge,
Three long,
Long seconds,That opiumDream
One chess player.
Two chess players.
Three chess players.
Brought,
Alive,
On the checkered
Floor.
All they wanted,
Was to teach her,
How to dance
On that shiny
Board.
One chess player.
Two chess players.
Three chess players.
Brought,
Alive,
On the checkered
Floor.
Looping, infinite,
Polished beards,
Bright,
Sad peers,
Vapid
Smoke.
They’d like,
Surely,
To play
Mind games.
Hey, chess players -
Patience,
Gone.
Ma belle,
Ponders -
There are still
Word plays.
The queen’s gambit,
Game
Still on.
All they wanted,
Was to teach her,
How to dance
The shiny
Board.
Polka dancing,
She got dizzy,
Hey, chess players,
No, means no.
One chess player.
Two chess players.
Three chess players.
Brought,
Alive,
On the checkered
Floor.
Did you know that
Dad would teach her
She’s squared-frightened
She said No.
There are still word plays
The queen’s gambit,
Hey, chess players -
Patience,
Gone.
Damn – Look at this square mess
The saddest eyes
I’ve ever seen
A smiling boy
Those smoking sins
A cigarette butt
Stabbed the wall
The standing soul
Those happy glimpses
Like darker cells
That spread,
Unknown
Till far away
They reach
The horizon
Like fool,
Like foe,
Like friend,
Sad fear
Like darker cells
That spread,
Unknown
A cigarette butt,
Stabs the wall
The standing soul
Those happy glimpses
The smoking sins
Once happier eyes
A cry inside
Those gloomy stanzas
Don’t fade away,
My smiling boy,
Your sad,
Sad eyes,
Those starlit glimpses
The saddest eyes
I’ve ever seen
A smiling boy
And starlight
Glitter
Like clear cells
That spread,
Unknown,
A Smile, inside,
By pink light
Brightened
Don’t close them yet,
My smiling boy,
Your sad,
Sad eyes,
To happy
Glimpses
A dream
Is just a dream
A dreamless night
A dreamer’s dream
A dream,
Yet dreamed
So true,
Un-told,
And truth,
Begone!
And brighter days
And darker nights
So cold,
So cold
A freezing smile,
Slim fingers,
Stoned
Intensely numb
A pen can’t hold
A board can’t tap
A key can’t strike
They’re mine,
They’re mine,
Slim fingers,
Numb,
And winter comes
And winter goes
And light turns shade
And shade kills light
That room,
Sound-proofed,
In satin walls
That fancy skin
Gets bruised,
Deep-scarred
A dream
Is just a dream
A dreamless night
A dreamer’s dream
A dream,
And just a dream,
And while
Still dreamed
So true,
Untold,
And truth,
Begone!
Come lighter days
Come brighter nights
So cold,
So cold
A freezing smile,
Slim fingers,
Numb,
Fake relaxation,
Rare,
Mid-winter
Dreamless
Night
We traveled
To the Moon,
And back.
We lost our sense
Of time, we
Crashed.
About to land
Still silenced,
Them.
Our darkened words,
So troubled,
Were.
A turn did not
We want to
Take.
The verse,
That shiny song,
That ache.
Forget me not
Big girls don’t
Cry.
Our darkened words,
Still silenced,
Bright.
They found
Their way,
As dust they
Float.
In space
We walked
That winding
Road.
And silenced thoughts
Darkened our
Dreams.
To Sun too close
Should not be
Seen.
Our troubled mind,
Pompeii-style,
Congealed in ashen
Fields.
A third eye dart,
And then you explode,
With magic stars and
Wings.
Come hither
little Argonaut,
Tonight,
We’ll let life
Stream.
Forget me not,
For girls don’t cry,
They chant,
The travel,
Dream.
We’ll do this voyage
Reverse sense,
To Earth
And then,
To lunar
Gleam.
In space
We hummed,
We chanted,
Still.
About to land
We craved to
Sing.
Forget me not
For girls don't
Cry.
The troubled mind
Pompeii
Style.
And silenced thoughts
Darkened our
Dream.
Tonight,
We’ll let life,
Stream.
Peel off that
Paper mask
And let me see
Those eyes,
Stark naked
About to glisten
With a warm,
Warm,
Light
The ones
About to shed
A cold, cold,
Tear
Peel off that
Paper mask
And let me see
Those eyes,
Stark naked
Pull down
That cozy blanket,
The one you borrowed,
The one you never
Handed back
It's surely
Soft,
And velvet blue,
And anti-Covid
Veil-wrapped
Peel off that
Paper mask
And let me see
Those eyes,
Stark naked
Tearfully
Bright
The ones
About to shine
With cold,
Cold,
Might
Do not burn,
Just yet
Nor cry,
Nor
Lick your
Fancy whiskers,
Either,
Unless you are
Stark mask naked,
Your soul,
Undressed,
A warm,
Oh, once so warm,
Warm,
Heart
About to shed
A cold, cold
Tear,
That winter flame,
Ablaze,
Before
Unblinking
Eyes
