you wake me in the black of night,
with swirling noise inside my head.
to leave me alone in the darkest hour
when all the world is dead.
you rouse me in the morning,
with a cold little kiss, and
remind me that i'm still alive
and facing into this.
rising to a new gray day,
another with no name.
little black dog,
you're my ball and chain.
your filth is all the food i eat
and all the sludge i drink.
the poison in the air i breathe
and stupid thoughts i think.
you change and mould how i see the world.
a blinking puddle, a heavy sky.
a sagging city and a crooked smile.
you strip away the colour
and leave me dead inside.
you always seem to find me
and i can never hide.















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