The desert girl smiled starlight And called me Captain Love The cape fluttered around us Briefly kissed, and stilled
The desert sun smiled empty And called out to nothing The canopy-less sky swayed Briefly stilled and shimmered
Just another scorpion Just another sting Just another venom Another song to sing
Brief little candle Brief little comet Pretty little sideswipe Pretty little sonnet
Scream
The echoed trill bouncing Bouncing of desolation Wolf cry from animal throats The mind reels Time reals And rhyme steals Or is it steels?
Whatever, nevermore
Reach for the hand unwanting Be not afraid March with me dauntless A victory parade
Oh but the poison
Nevermind that, ventricular beat Move your body and move your feet The music will stop soon and so will the dance The song will stop now and so will the advance
Oh but the
Yes yes the poison It’s okay IT’S OKAY There’s nothing to do And nothing to say
But dust