******* mornings coughing up grey phlegm Phloem and Iggy’s Stooges walk on the wild side to dirt Playing in the background Smell of rubber Bands and angry men singing ***** words and healthy birds outside the window chime in Getting skinnier Having bizarre twangy renditions played out in the mind And laid flat on keyboards in bat-swarmed attics fantastic dreams of large cocked sailors Muggy Mondays sold with a half bored flourish of enthusiasm