dazzle

the stars that shine and the stars that shrink

in the face of stagnation the water runs

before your eyes. swallowing diamonds

a cutting throat

your teeth when you grin

reflecting beams on tombstones

a jamboree of surprises

playing russian roulette

or the lucky dip

a clenched fist to your heart

coal dust on your lungs

a silver tongue for the chosen one

heavy magnum in your side or a bloody thorn

skating bullets on angel dust

in a dead sea of fluid mercury

baby piano cries

under your heavy index & thumb

pull some strings -- let them sing

the stars that shine and the stars that shrink

in the face of stagnation the water runs

before your eyes. dazzle -- it's a glittering prize

before your eyes. it's a glittering prize.