999 Z41

don’t have time
for birds of prey
ain’t got time
for a life by the lake
just a sea snake
awake on the currents
time to float
back again

awake in the mirror
told about the neon sign
a new wave synth
how did it feel then

won’t get bitten at all
clear and empty
saw it in a tar gaze
heat melted the road off
another place

cut off the hands again
let it be “mine”
cut it off again
auctioned off the time
post service timeline
when do “you” arrive
taken
another fulfilled bite
taken
another moon bite

heavy weight
heavy ocean
still bought it new
what did “you”
do in the morning after
parenthesis parents
what’d “they” do

I woke up in a cold sweat and washed my feet washed myself I woke up in a cold sweat and washed my feet washed myself I woke up in a cold sweat and