20 August 2005

guestroom tripper

the bellmans dream bestir
crawling crawl space between floor
he fancies guests in every room
by new year y2k
say the word and hominify
having walked through now i do
floral bedspread pencil flecked
grovy floor plush cut and loop
ceramic lamp and almond shade
family heirloom empire square
shattered in the past and glued
now the glue is antique too
dancing crook a parlor organ
galops dancing marches
faeries play the trippie music
glide on lamp shade light waves
out from a missing gap in the cracks
he insists a vacant space
hallow vases sparsely placed
empty dresser naked
chestnut tables carry none
fan revolving ceiling center
only pushes whisps of dust
in the kitchen aprons whipping cream
they whip pie cream from scratch
buy pie crust packed in plastic
cellar oats granola herbs
pantry sealed in mason jar
lemon tea and raspberry jam
tropical prints and produce
below the touch of solstice
friendly sweep of summer hue
where are you only sweeping through ?
it seems i too must be a guest
for the rest of my best days
best come pacific nightfall
im awake and pupils wide
i find the moon right through
green wallpaper and arsenic glue
laying on my pillow sheet strewn
peacock chair comes back to life
and wit dished from a rug stain
the truth is i dont mind a trip
i sense the same grip in the woods
the winding road is swirling red
victoriana flowers
future aeon near our star
welcomes the battle of value
lucky draw a mushroom vial
tried and tried to reappear
but could not find familiar lights
not so pure or plain
much like these coming years of change
hominify the words i say
i like to lay before i leave
my sense of self down in the dirt
i reincarnate as a watch
so i will fit inside a bag