5th May 2010- A glance at today's headlines

Shiny guitars with drooping necks in the sun

Terrified trees that cloud get tangled in

Scabby babies with well-trimmed moustaches

"Doing the rounds, doing the rounds", replies the moon with a shrug of his shoulders.

Empty faces of hope which fold and unfold like handfans

Drugged up coats smother wearers in a fit of paranoia

Bellies glued, tattooed to the neck, my dear, where next from here?

My baby ranges from heaven in the face to a bubbling swamp depending on how the light falls about her.


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