Words - Jul 4, 2005 - Printable Version
- I, "The Fly"
by R.P. St. John, Jr. Heard a train rumblin’ through the mountain
Sounding like a swarm of silvery butterflies
Held my breath and heard the city breathing
Listenin’ to the sleeping million stir and sigh
‘Round th’ bay a million lights are glistenin’
The traffic signal pulses upon my wall
City night, my lover lightly sleepin’
An’ here I’m caught with my thoughts ‘n’ her ‘n’ all
Creeping on in geometric legion
The city held a being that was hers alone
Gold and rose she captured the horizon
She and her inversion in the water shown.
Up the stairs and blowing out the window
Bobbing to the city’s throbbing morning tones
Monday morning settles on the linen then
Inside outside I am gone.
Back again to settle in beside her
Oh and yes the city’s breath was foggy cold
As she stirred the curtain in the window
Dimming shimmering blanket of electric mold.
I am lost a thing of no position
Trapped in a dimension hitherto unknown
Cast away to drift among the systems
Swirling in a sector that is far from home.
I “The Fly” was hopelessly entangled
Go and tell the raincrow and the whip-poor-will
I “The Fly” was noted droning machinery
Struggling in the cobwebs at the window sill.
Then the train came rumblin’ through the mountain
Simply idle chatter from beyond the door
I “The Fly” submit my resignation
Please delete, I can’t repeat myself no more.
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