Love calls to attention all her lovers
not the military kind all neatly lined up
or the pay attention in a classroom
rather the attention to small details
while big events take care of themselves.

does the body decay in equal measure
to the weakness of the spirit animating
a puppet on a string dancing madly
all for an audience of fellow puppets
eating burgers and pizza, drinking cola
with their whiskey and ***** on ice
a throw back to the last ice age winter
something they would rather forget

You rode across the sky
just because you could;
We all loved you then.

black and white movies
bullets miss or reach their mark

colour comes with all new dawns
blood red

we all go over the top
half commanded

half no choice

the long black cloak
fits snug;
a song of serene freedom.

there is nothing private here poet
even the depth of your heart is on show
and that maybe very shallow indeed at times