LIES (Prompted by Pergolesi)
I have listened to Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater for thirty years
for thirty years I have listened crystal clear mind my squares
Beauty opens my nude listening book cuts me here there
anywhere death brings down crystal clear mind my dares
keep it moving one after another pronounce announce
incognito my hat wears no feathers duck easily find my lairs
naming names takes away the weight of love and death
scourges dipped drop blood marks clear mind rough stairs
special allowances paid to lay Jesus in our tomb we
wind indulgences held crystal clear mind my squares
Inscribed Pergolesi hammer and awl word at a time
I close my eyes hear blows chip crystal clear squares
I can’t think when my colon is stuffed going back
Healthy muffins says right there but it’s my mind
that says we got better ideas you cannot ignore
spot on your knuckle wants release a warble
Amanda is in Jo-Burg for work she said just
taking my passport clean underpants
Just joking kidding around. Safety first
The company scrutineers look
At what you have packed including your books
your bonds your riding boots clear mind
She’s testing your crystals mind her squares
naming names takes away the weight of love and death