Competitive Jousting
Laurie Shaw
The ballooning plumes of ink
Following the ocean liner
Fumes of smouldering soot
And a Factory poster circa 1981
The sunset shimmer foxes had already been set upon
By the top hat shop frequenters and the dogs bit hard
Impatient claims and names in a hat
Look what the cat dragged in
A shower of dingbats
Mooching 'round the bins
Let's hang them on a jousting pole
Like a flag or a shopping bag
Broken windows
Let the blackbirds out
A cabal of widows draw pentagrams on the floor
Of the community hall
While the bobbies on the beat
In white, shiny helmets
Make their way down to Brighton Beach
Why can't it be any time I want?
Any time?
If you need someone by your side
I could shed some light
On myself
I could shed some light
On myself
On myself
(Rain on down)