Writing in circles again
I’m chasing your tail
self-referential
to edge of pointlessness
The nihilistic streak in me
vibrates at the thought of you
It’s like I take my pulse
while getting your name tattooed
You’ve got your phantom hook in me
just deep enough to tear
welcome back
O, welcome back…
The most concise statement I ever etched
the most desperately impassioned verse spilt
it’s emblazoned with your image
it squawks for your attention
That devil on my shoulder
lights a cigarette when you smile
it’s like an ache
and all the pills I can take
You’ve got your phantom hook in me
just deep enough to burn
so welcome back
welcome back…
Be gentle with me
say as little as possible
to me…
It will never be as good as it was
it will never feel like it did at the start
but welcome back
welcome back…
[2014]
Thanks for reading.
[A sequel to The Sea At Night Does Not Rest, written 4 years later]
The Lighthouse 