The silver slide.
Doors closing,
lift going down
sounds like directions
to an old
Northern Town.
There's not much old now
and somehow
it doesn't seem right
seems to me they want to
paint the night white and
call it a day
if you get what you pay for
the door still closes, the lift
still goes down
and you still get directions to
an old Northern Town
Fish from the quays with
chips for your teas
not forgetting a dollop
of green mushy peas
talking past tense
over
the small garden
fence
Pegs on the clothes line
gabbing away
having a fine time.
Doors closing
lift going down
throwing up motives
for memories of
an old Northern
town.
Jul 2, 2016
Jul 2, 2016 at 1:43 PM UTC
The silver slide.
Doors closing,
lift going down
sounds like directions
to an old
Northern Town.
There's not much old now
and somehow
it doesn't seem right
seems to me they want to
paint the night white and
call it a day
if you get what you pay for
the door still closes, the lift
still goes down
and you still get directions to
an old Northern Town
Fish from the quays with
chips for your teas
not forgetting a dollop
of green mushy peas
talking past tense
over
the small garden
fence
Pegs on the clothes line
gabbing away
having a fine time.
Doors closing
lift going down
throwing up motives
for memories of
an old Northern
town.
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