He is not really happy.
having studied Scaffolding
but for now he is un-waged
and unlike codeine, pain becomes  an inverse release.
He focusses thoughts on the past
and somehow  thinks
Manchester City F.C 1955
were an in-form team
and 1971 had the best sueded hippy chicks
with names like Sheila and Madeline
But believes in his heart, post Jubilee 1977
was when the purple  patch went rotten.

Have you ever lost someone
Tethered to blue?
Wrinkled and drowned?
Secrets of two
Tossing in sun?


Cathedrals of silence
Echo quiet in
Murmured voices of you.

Three becomes one,
Leather, sueded
hearts abound
Secrets of you,
Burning in wayward sun

I can't see it if it's true.

I love you.

Always