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The Ghost of Tommy Parker
For most of his adult life Tommy Parker wore a fez He was wearing it when he was hit by the train And although Tommy was spread over many counties The fez survived and was sold at auction soon after To a gentle man from Marseilles I am that man and I walk the streets […]
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Diamond
I am a diamond and reflect everything But I have no existence or substance Yet I am cherished by women Which cannot be a bad thing For someone as selfish as I am Stephen Masefield (1970)
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Alone in a City
I should have really taken notice of the obvious They had presented themselves to me all week But I ignored them and travelled to the big city At first things went well and I felt fine And then little by little I began to sweat Until it was dripping from my hair and running down […]
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Le Renard a Chante le Train Vert
My train arrived at one of the low numbered platforms at the terminus station I was in a rush but needed a coffee before I travelled further into the silver city and was trying to remember where the buffets were located It was as I was approaching the barriers that I saw a […]
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Paris Photos
me HC me Deal me Paris me Parc me Notre Dame me Wide Scope me Railway Platforms
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Paris Gossamer
You lead me through your seductive streets And leave me in the shadow of a sunlit tree But I am aware of your tricks Your vices are commonplace You have repeated them often There is nothing new in your behaviour I can see through your gossamer flags I am not fooled But do show pity […]
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Anna in Disguise
I get so wet just thinking about you In your plush office on the one thousandth floor I am standing here in the pouring rain Waiting for you to cross the corporate square You are a grade one witch bitch Even this fucking coat is yours I stole it […]
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Death Wish
Where are you when I need you Charles Bronson I am on a subway train and some undesirables have entered my carriage I should not be travelling at this late hour I should be enjoying the safety of my virgin bed I just hope that they rob me and nothing else Just pull out your […]
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Galleries in Plain Time
As part of an art instillation I shower three times a day With my dog Colin My wife Mimi Showers four times a day With our cat Maurice Our installation is called Galleries in Plain Time We do not perform on Sundays As we are both lay preachers
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Rain
When it rains It limits My personal space Others like the rain I am not like them