Jack

They know what I mean, how I roam, face down every deal, cool but burn with rage, when I try to atone, she always closes the gate, says it’s not her scene, when my nerves are blown, asks where I've been, useless to prevaricate, what is on the bone, always seems too late, never listens to me , bringing garage flowers home, my side of testimony, I’ll wave goodbye to hate, call if the kids need clothes, her turn now to wait, I wonder how it seems, when she hears me phone, will she stand the heat, now I’ve gone?

Jerry

Before my fame, I only thought of you, and the games we played, shadows pass in smoke, set against the bitter truth, I'm broke, you threw away, my successful tunes, in that different age, at this ruin alone, imagine in the gloom, the palace that is gone, I fell off the stage, I should have blossomed, made everyone happy, now I sing a simple Solo, lonely man soothed, on their way home, to begin again, songs will see me through, beating down the Freeway, I’ll be true.

Maria

I can sometimes squeeze, from each breath taken, a moment that's easy, that makes me swoon, face washed happy, in hospital rooms, outside is a magnolia tree, cars mark the way, sunlight hangs on trees, they’re playing my tune, forget about holidays, the surf goes boom, passion feeds my frenzy, my bed is a creel, below me’s the sea, dance on golden avenues, the lake at Geneve, I’ll bear my good news, the house timbers creak, I even kneel to pray, sometimes turn to speak, love is what stays.

Leanne

Her manner always myriad, many a life she’s thrown, unlike mine let it be said, never violent like the sea, a scientist bright she knows, the solace of dreams, never in danger losing cred, creates but doesn’t own, always says more is less, she won’t leave this café, and cannot pray for calm, but will tend her keys, with lipstick instead, her skin golden brown, she lights someone’s bed, a loving need, for some lucky scrap, brings a sense of ease, gives us our daily bread, makes it warm as toast, she who lightly treads, so heavy on our soul.

James

You ask how I cope, If you could only help, to take me back home, why make me suffer, I know my own ends, no need for your butter, stay out of my zone, I know you mean well, but I’m better alone, the words that you utter, don't come from a pen, or make my thoughts falter, measure my chrome, put me in a spell, leave me wide open, I start to stutter, on bars made of leather, I loved my mother, I’m not just a dope, neither am I tethered, I laugh at your rope, save it for your friends.

Frankie

What do you care, don't hold me in traces, you wouldn't dare, your tune is not easy, blue folds in my Lace, spun by the breeze, say you need to share, our kissing place, why put me here, in chains to the sea, unlike your gaze, a hymn to what’s seized, I know what's fair, when your eyes glaze, lips that snare, on swollen dreams, no one escapes, sugar sweet, we are no choir, If MUSIC’S so great, are you aware, what you face

Mica

You sift through trouble, won't get frightened, no one tells on you, before you throw, straw onto fire, the stuff you let go, silence is your rub, a source of brine, hands you scrub, laugh at blue cold, hear the clock chime, who will ever know, these summer loves, forgives broken strife, sings in your blood, before the river flows, check the earth and tides, what you’ve been sold, pull on your singer’s gloves, take your time, shoulder what's to come, drink a little wine.

Paddy

If you cook with gas, turn the flame up, give it a blast, face like a stone, it’s the way you love, not worth going home, silken ones who trap, think that you're stuck, roll around and laugh, circle you like ghosts, roll in the muck, say you’re forever alone, you drink wine aghast, you’re no purling dove, whose wings will collapse, go your own way now, consider them fluff, you’re better off gone, no one has a pass, some say good luck, you want to shout Basta, more than enough.

Ally

Look at the moon, a spring tide today, everything comes around too soon, the birds who have flown, seeking away, singing as they go, your eyes don’t fool me, say wouldn't it be great, to find somewhere new, a place for the soul, where paradise reigns, forget mortgage loans, somewhere not cruel, but poised and sedate, no ticket’s due, problems with ‘phones, emotion a name, for all that we know, your good parts are true, I know it’s the case, how will you argue, high on his name ? .

Peter

For each little bit of you, if anyone enquires, don’t give them a clue, life isn't a stone, thrown into the fire, why should I atone, my little cup of ruin, is no more than desire, I still have the tunes, know in my bones, this poisoned desire, does it make you groan, whoever reads the news, to see who's for hire, I know my own truth, if no one 'phones, who needs a choir, leave me well alone, I’ll dance down the avenues, sing on the wire, I’ve always paid dues, am no kiss ass liar.

Bobby

Sober you ask why, this way’s been chosen, before anything you can deny, more a dread space, you’re mouth frozen, with tired phrases, sing my favourite lines, our time done with roses, made better when you try, are all the great stations beyond my life hopeful, shrunken at waste, even the graveside, witnesses love's cloaking, clouds sail the sky, what settles on your face, neither time provokes, or blows over the traces, a flower at my side, just some little token, more a wish to verify, what truth is spoken

Carly

Why live in a haze, sheltered from the sound, crumpled up like cellophane, best not to moan, or burn a holy candle, life is only a loan, jump the trains, scour the land, for that perfect place, in your worn out clothes, feet on the ground, you're not on your bones, make a step change, blow ten grand, find love instead of trade, when someone groans, do handstands, move away from that zone, not chained to your days, your heart expands, you’re so great, don't you understand?

Stella

I need another home, somewhere else to stay, now that you’re gone, what I need to do, is ship out the waste, forget about that Dude, in troubled zones, find solace every day, try not to feel alone, the sea is lemon blue, cafe's swell with rain, I’m feeling nothing new, here in my bones, but know there’s a way, to take control, something in my mood, that doesn’t laugh and say, sunshine kills the Blues, brilliant pheromones, whisper your name, my waters hold firm, I'm dancing today.

Joely

if you knew how to give, we wouldn't need, these places to live, this is no child’s game, bound by greed, fear dimming your days, what about the kids, with all their surly needs, would you cast them adrift, dreams can’t negate, lies you told to me, would you send them away, with all your little fibs, think it's a wheeze, another one of your tricks, you're a fool to celebrate, each day without gifts. instead you pontificate, living life by drips, a permanent Halloween, where loving light trips, like a lemon squeezed?

Elliot

it just goes to show, you don't need ease, on some lonely pillow, to witness your rights, care less about the deeds, than your own weary lies, when you talk of loans, the energy to release, all that you’ve lost, instead of forced jibes, what do you need, behind all of this trying, is it all you know, how to strip out equity, keeping up a cheerful tone, don't try to be wise, it's nothing to me, you've marked many a night, bitter with the blow, in this lost café’ , if heaven’s in your soul, look to the sea.

Suzy

You who own the night, the wind hushed fog dunes, do you wonder why, I keep a cheerful home, beat away the blues, always on the go, forget the bitter times, all the cool untruths, bars, rain, thoughts of homicide, dreams of flying solo, always glad to see you, since last time you phoned, the air plashes by, the evening's getting cool, some wait all their lives, others touch the stones, let them set the spume, what they had before, men whistle passing by, you laugh and hum a tune, say it's stupid to lie, my gun goes Boom!!!

Caitlyn

The love you blow, never goes to waste, a fool in every stone, you have no need, to circle every day, or save enough to flee, in garments sewn, by a drunken oblate, this is all you know, seeds, flowers, pieces, to keep you engaged, don’t need to be free, you’ve already flown, away from the shame, makes you sing as you go, a house by the sea, tides and winter and flame, make you happy, brilliant bones, whisper your name, you are the full show, stars mark your passage

Gemma

You never mind, their curses and blasts, always try to be kind, face set like a stone, when you feel trapped, it's best you go alone, won't get frightened, with men who are strapped, say you're divine, surround you like ghosts, first to collapse, knowing life’s not their own, your head won’t chime, with scarves worn for Mass, that's another time, woe, woe, woe, like shoes on a last, all they do is moan, they beg for more wine, slurp it aghast, you tell them it’s fine, you cook with gas.

Fara

A cold bright day, warms my bones, Comrade death is cheated again, you give money you’re cool, I live alone, you smile doesn't fool, no one carries freight, when they live at home, except those who ingratiate, say they need more proof, if they think I’ll groan, when I’m with you, there are no bad ways, blown in on weather zones, don’t explode my case, say you're doomed, tell us to march slow, I’m a woman without curfew, who'll cheat any fate, wears a red raincoat, puts flags in the grate, shines like a shiny stone

Elena

Don't break holy orders, lay claim to the others, all the stuff you swore, free to bestow, the love of your mother, a place without hope, can't you see the shore, like an iron soldier, welded to useless mores, whoever comes up short, you'll curse and blather, fix them with the law, explode without show, a life stripped of lovers, who dance on the blow, no good deed ever taught, makes you take cover, you ignore that call, a life without borders, always in trouble, life with you is raw, I'll love you forever.

Mel

I throw away the years, every life is dust, the laughs and happy tears, no one wears a crown, for those you never trust, along these Ocean towns, I arrive like the deer, with a smell of musk, withstand all their leers, hidebound, spinning pennies in the dust, I always hold my ground, what brings me here, shielding from their lust, a woman crystal clear, no matter what the harm, except the fact she's bust, but never down, blow flames across my fears, share bad jokes and butts, pray for those who disappear, somehow I’m a must.

Frederika

My lover asks, were you even born, you say nothing lasts, are these your ghosts, the dreams you’ve torn, that won't leave you alone, I adjust my mask, stroll down the lawn, I heed no troubled past, don't throw stones, at what I’ve known, if it stops me growing, I like our chit chats, not fool enough to pawn, a ticket like that, with love in my bones, I’ll create a storm, everyone needs a home, my key’s on the mat, don’t look forlorn, I don't do aghast, or roll up in sorrow

Stephen

Let me engage, your tattooed feet in dance, rooms glow in dark spaces, I know what to do, wait for kindness to land, try to make life smooth, there’s nothing in this game, rides on pure chance, when you pull away, you’re great at slow moves, a thief of lonely repast don't let them get to you, my life is framed, your face is tanned, gliding down the freeway, tell me sink a few, pull over make a stance, there’s only one of you, twirl me 'round again, throw me off balance, say what you have to say, I need another chance.

Hesta

I scatter all your needs, like ashes on the bar, nothing is so easy, blow away your pay, then fly afar, laugh at the terrible waste, a shrimp in the sea, a shipwreck in a bottle, you won't set me free, it's a different age, even if you drive a car, I still can’t wait, what about my needs, that warm hazy fog, a path to childhood dreams, I sing to the waves, all the stuff you're not, a pearl amongst the wreckage, drink is bad for me, songs leave too many scars, my face has turned pink, what’s going on?

Johnny

Standing by an unlit lamp, a tree, a bridge, shaking, looking like a tramp, I listen to the news, someone else to hate, other cuds to chew, better take a chance, if we play this game, we could go to France, hoping we’re not askew, wondering what's to gain, whatever else we do, all this talk of paths, they’ll scatter our remains, whenever there’s a chance, someone will bring a can, shout hooya what a day, drink before we’re asked, cigarettes and laughs, beer drunk like champagne, life here's a dance, we’ll kill it anyway.

Kelly

I sing the joy of praise, see the creep of moon, new horizons not always great, I say I have to go, like I play the fool, laugh like a bag of stones, not content with any place, or single line of truth, it’s for me the going rate, you want to plough alone, not enough to ground you, no one still at home, but roads are never straight, even when they’re new, trouble's still to rake, we won’t come to blows, take me if you want to, but not as a loan, since you've been away, we’ll try to find some glue, each night pray, we won't sing the blues.

Lauren/Lara

Living here's no paradise, it never makes the news, people here aren’t nice, could as well be jail, bricks and sea like glue, love’s a broken gate, all I want's a better life, accept what we can do, need a little respite, my songs are well regaled, the arias too, a pity that I crave, this cesspit full of lies, disco pieces made of you, don't ask me why, what has been created, boils away like stew, I’m not an easy gaze, home’s for me no searchlight, where it beams on truth, naked street nights, don’t shed pretty hues.

Mathilde

Some nights I ask why, can we ever fly alone stars burn out and die, it might well be Mars, for all anyone knows, we’re out this far, sailing through the starry night, the wind black and cold, it’s no place to lie, if its kids and dogs you want, ham falling off the bone, don’t start a new war, can you hear me cry, running out of furlough, it's not enough to sigh, we’ll buy a new car, see how fast she goes, stay where we are, even if the flame’s not right, create space in our home, lightning rides the sky, am I that far gone ?

Hesta

I scatter all your needs, like ashes on the bar, nothing is so easy, blow away your pay, then fly afar, laugh at the terrible waste, a shrimp in the sea, a shipwreck in a bottle, you won't set me free, it's a different age, even if you drive a car, I still can’t wait, what about my needs, that warm hazy fog, a path to childhood dreams, I sing to the waves, all the stuff you're not, a pearl amongst the wreckage, drink is bad for me, songs leave too many scars, my face has turned pink, what’s going on?

Ollie

I wait to be with you, standing on this station, feeling remarkably new, who wants to be that stone, when the tide’s gone away, left on the beach alone , there is no clue, why it’s turned this way give the Doctors their due, they blasted my bones, say that I’m saved tested my chromosomes, please give me your view, now the choice is raised, am I here with issues, before my eerie groans, you tried to accommodate, everything I called home, truth is what we do, good as new each day, play me happy tunes, sit me down and say !!!

Joe

When we begin to pray you dance and sigh, for lands far away, it's a lonely path alone, not having a light, an Iliad far from home, we sit out the fray, anchors hold the bite, ride the tide and wait, listen to the stones, it’s better than to cry, soon we’ll soon be gone, so far away, let us not fight, find reasons more to say, our horizon’s honed, lead us from this Bay, safe in our bones, there'll be no strain, the moon is our right, to bring us good days, this warm loving night.

Oriana

Can you identify, that easy thing, between moon and sky, what has been emptied, makes other parts cling, to this waterside, you need no inquiry, when dreams become nothing, and then buried, who needs a Dime, when we all think, here’s such a good time, some drive Mercedes, laugh as they sing, stuff that makes us happy, each stage of life, can end in a blink, some kiss their wives, in a summer's twilight, you might hear it ring, like bells on a kite, our need to believe. .

Sarah

It's quiet here now, after years of the need, my face smooth as stone, I still see the grave, where praise be, his soul is saved, we arrived on the brow, to this new territory, why only He knows, grant me the days, where I can act carefree, not hemmed in by prelates , men with barren tones, say have one on me, cry on my shoulder, plead for a stay, they’re here for a reason, to me it’s the same, in the blue dawn, bells ring exclusively, I make my way home, over there is the sea.

Valery

Don't blame it on fate, that love twists, a trick played too late, that earthly groan, like it has a stitch, has me gone, will something change, depends who's playing this, it'd be a cheek to say, spin me around my home, take music from the hits, throw me a bone, hearts slip in this space, tumble with the critics, waiting for a date, a dancer from another zone, with a yellow list, turns to me and goes, life can be a race, when you figure it, who will show their face, when something’s missing ? Valery

Asha

Laugh at hopes betrayed, gather holy things, take them to my grave, make me say a truth, to every little thing, notes arrive on cue, what a dance they make, on woven silks they bring, threads to hide their face, if only they knew, love is not a circus ring, but murders quite a few, smoke hangs in the rain, they ask me to sing, the songs of Billy Holiday, ships play lovely tunes, I really love the spray, it blows away the Blues, I’ll gamble it all and say, life to me is everything, don’t regret a single day, grey dawn's lightening.

Bella

Forget all the clowns, that come to woo you, half of them in chains, as loud as your woes, ships blow hooters, every song sings of home, not just in their parlance, but down each avenue , who can fault your tan, you reign without a throne, bars are full of losers, you’d rather be alone, nothing comes by chance, your times are fewer, forget about the past, the barefoot walk on stones, who would ever refute, a life that’s gone, strange this coming down, aboard a Cargo Schooner, no swish of ballroom gown, you’re still a cruiser.

Jasmine

You don’t gesticulate, at your inventive best, when others sneer, berate, you open every door, mend all our fences, never see us scared, chattering we begin to shake, drink like all the rest, we won't stop or hesitate, fools we sing forever more, never put us to the test, ask what's the score, the night's cool probate, resides in the West, no matter the toll it takes, forbidden troubadours, demand our presence, you never leave us forlorn, but cool you slake, whatever our cask or blend, sweep away our pain, stay good friends.

Martina

Is this really the place, to start to cry, where even love's ashamed, the life around you shows, the beat of time, now nowhere else to go, soaked on the ocean main, the airways you fly, always open to winning ways, what is there to know, when you sail the sky, wooden box or last throw, you once jumped bail, blamed that other guy, beyond the spike of jail, your lips atone, for all the constant lies, like the stars grow cold, it's not easy to explain, what goes on inside, your face strained, your eyes a constant why?

Sean

Say you’ll get a grip, please don’t rage and bellow, give me that old guff, you don't need drink to say, stash it in the hold, find the need to get away, you always make surly trips, a manacled wretched clone, watch others dance so hip, won’t let your spirits fray, down unforgiving zones, lies in everything they say, make your laughter dip, like alcoholic mojos, with their lousy 'scripts, will you get some sleep, for your twenty stone, when faith makes a leap, don’t wonder why her kiss, beats every childhood groan, here’s another coffin ship, waiting as your home.

Raith

It's been a while, but there you go, I’m no longer a child, when women start to pray, or when the cock crows, you'll have your say, no need to find, what you already know, deep in your smile, a star shows the way, frozen in my tones, there are no trains, say you don't mind, you'd rather walk alone, whatever the time, stay here a while, wrapped against the snow, you have a great style, we sit by the fire, listening to the blow, your eyes look wild, give me your soul.

Alex

A diagnosis only half true, I smell the Limes, ask what's wrong with you, act like I already know, ties that bind, blow hard on my bones, hope brings a certain glue, what can be put right, if you pay your dues, I won't be alone, in this rosy light, there’s always my home, I’m warm near the flue, it's not a crime, for fire to bring solace, how to keep going through evening and night, when the kids 'phone, I have to be fine, coffee gets me through, this strange time, will you give me a clue ?

Alex

A diagnosis only half true, I smell the Limes, ask what's wrong with you, act like I already know, ties that bind, blow hard on my bones, hope brings a certain glue, what can be put right, if you pay your dues, I won't be alone, in this rosy light, there’s always my home, I’m warm near the flue, it's not a crime, for fire to bring solace, how to keep going through evening and night, when the kids 'phone, I have to be fine, coffee gets me through, this strange time, will you give me a clue ?

Mariana

Fear is dark around the Bight, makes me nourish ancient flame, wait for lamps to shine, when I'm near to you, I'm certain that I’ll stay, the rocks are different hues, you whisper dead right, only takes a moment to pray, we don’t have to fight, there are many pathways through, you don’t explain, erase the filtered news, laughter comes at better times, no one's here to blame, part of me is dying, fire cannot diffuse, or sand dunes sweep away, a return to desperate feuds, beyond this moonless night, I need you to state, say to break the silence, we'll go home again

Rollo

Will you be the same, a smile beneath the trees, each time we separate, the gardens and the grime, bottles stacked like wheat, where we keep the wine, now's no morning shame, resting at my feet, it’s only this tired game, No I'm fine, Please come back to me, don't give me battered lies, why does it always take, a dawn novena, to have you here again, you smile like a wolverine, your body is a litany, now should be our time, why can’t you remain, the sun is uneven, traffic fills the lanes, can you smell the sea ?

Miriam

Why is it always you, that makes it seem, every day brings good news, not meant to live alone, lucky we don't know disease, especially here at home, if the wind blows cruel, it won't stop our dreams, even if we shed a few, come over here dead slow, dance that twisted beat, reach me with mellow tones, sing when we’ve had a few, now is just our history, one golden avenue, even on the days you moan, you're always easy, blow away those blue notes, laugh the way you do, it's never just the sea, nothing frightens you, you make me believe

Louisa

Love holds the door ajar, my hair falls down unkind, nowhere gets me very far, I sit on a high stool, drink a little wine, God knows I need a few, you ask about my Ma, Oh she’s fine, stuck as usual in the tar, the money she blew, in a poor easy light, just to please some other fool, cruising in her fast car, it rocks around her lies, no wonder I’m scarred, there’s nothing cool, about the hurt inside, except that other part of you, viewed from afar, that sees each morning rise, like the northern star, I’ll have my time.

Roe

You smile across the beach, a flash that lights the day, salt hangs on the breeze, danger flashes in your eyes, something in your gait, no need to question why, you dab perfume for the heat, walk in glorious ways, smell the pine trees, you won’t toe the line, be tamed, no-one needs to die, love has set you free, milk seaweed at your side, silk from a silken sea, red tiles are your paradise, men chant out your name, a toe step is just fine, speaking truth is never easy, when words are all the same, this place become your Odyssey, the water your escape.

Clara

He has such giving ways, brings me Bollinger, on my birthday, what can we do alone, without the sense, of living our kiss time, wine pours down my face, it’s like a Christening, he slices the Angel cake, are we here or gone, without a Dime to spin, laughing at the unknown, sample the waste, our jellied lives crown, when called upon to pray, we roll and pitch astern, like ships on the sea, will our trips atone, for the greatest of days, awash with slips, it’s easy to celebrate, his beautiful spirit.

Clara

He has such giving ways, brings me Bollinger, on my birthday, what can we do alone, without the sense, of living our kiss time, wine pours down my face, it’s like a Christening, he slices the Angel cake, are we here or gone, without a Dime to spin, laughing at the unknown, sample the waste, our jellied lives crown, when called upon to pray, we roll and pitch astern, like ships on the sea, will our trips atone, for the greatest of days, awash with slips, it’s easy to celebrate, his beautiful spirit.

Emma

A painter of religious scenes, she dabs around a glaze, a thirty-year-old dream, regards the work she’s honed, abandoned to this game, it’s never set in stone, yellow days of sunbeams, she always feels the same, images not what they seem, the canvas lets her roam, a stretch on wooden nails, in many ways she's gone, a matchstick in the sea, bobbing without a name, floating for eternity, work is hard to own, laughs come day to day, in this ocean town, her head cries for relief, sunken eyes stray, her mind is never easy, she nails another frame.

Joanne

Who hasn't thought, alone and vexed, about what we’re taught, a drink of red wine, the burdens of text, anniversaries rewind, what we have caught, entitled like the rest, life’s too short, with lovers Online, wonder who’ll pop up next, wasting our time, generally divorced, lying through a dark vest, drunk and overwrought, alone down the line, I'm generally perplexed, love’s not a crime, with a cast of noughts, a personality test, is not to be forced, trying to live our best.

Aleysha

Since we've been away, i don't know what to do, but each night pray, you break the maddened stone, is it finished for you, old one’s still at home, keep the time of day, hear them sing of truth, nothing more to say, no choice but to go, always read the dunes, roll like rolling stones, the walls have turned grey, love is not our ruin, we’ve eaten all our cake, confined within our roles, there’s little we can do, the desert has our bones, you sing a song of praise see the creep of moon, new horizons will be great, embrace them as our due.

Banya

Working here's no paradise, It only takes two, on the street’s edgy side, it could be great stars and sea like glue, stardust on our plate, all we need's a better crack, show what we can do, to save us from the fire, our songs still resonate, no feeling about what’s true , home’s a better place, this district is our life, jumps for me and you, naked transport lights, shower all what we create, singing with the kitchen crew, we won’t hesitate, to blow our easy nights, when we see what’s new, even the way we try, to stay within the loop .

Sabina

You appear alone, a picture up in lights, or scrawled across a wall, if love holds true, knows which bells to strike, soldered each part of you, tell me you're at home, no matter how we fight, beat our yellow bones, we are not for fools, handsome before our time, fighting off the blues, you scream down a ‘phone, say there is no paradise, a flame out of control, for all your high reviews, dreams pass out of sight, wind blows cold hard truth, clouds ride black and bold, before an early fire, you sing less to atone, than fill me with desire

Adira

Here in an empty Saloon, I fear this sad game , It brings me no news , shadows make strokes, across the window panes, shocked again I'm broke, songs of a dismal fugue, from the train station, whistle their blues, St Anthony alone, says loss is certain gain, but when you need loans, let me hold this balloon, dance on table shapes, encircle with my perfume to exist alone, with him gone on 'planes, is further down the road, beyond the Dunes, lying near the break, will he return in truth, will we dance on waves?

Katerina

In a supermarket yard, her lovely face moved, by rain and the dark, worn clothes at present, across trolley she’s heard, where they make bets, a spirit with some spark, she comes here to rest, and just carry on, it’s a rare clerk not put to the test, when clearing this park, she won’t forget this lot, they don’t soar like larks, precise in their movement, she works at Waitrose, makes lists when off clock, but life is no joke, is there ever a chart, to enumerate corrections, gives food to no marks, all vagrants now?

Dave

In any place, when you figure it, there's always an Old Lady, while the kitchen shakes, chefs toil in fits, to get a living wage, they’re all on the make, with these new gadgets, that circle this space, my back quits the race, no smile can shift, around the pain, it spins before my face, a lover in a launderette, puts me out the game, hangs me on a door frame, music from a tablet, plays again and again, it'd be wrong to say, love doesn’t exist, but when she sees my mate, looks like a hit.

Davide

Who can resist, that warming flame, leavened by your kiss, hidden by a generous street, it's a terrible shame, supplicants at your feet, those who think you’re it, turn to me and say, please God nothing goes adrift, car lanes tick with heat, sunlight grants them little space, our time is fleeting, let their gears change shift, you laugh again, someone will give us a lift, for everything we need, blow our troubles away, hang dreams on a tree, if uncertain questions, clutter our foray, all’s we seek an instance, other golden days.

James

My eyes fix a place, where we just carry on, where no one heeds the flame, or cares about our ways, a tide rises then is gone, beyond any time frame, then you stroke my face, the running lines of alcohol, a delta of red veins, soon we’ll be safe, make wolf howls at the moon, the joy of running away, maybe we'll take a train, search for a winter stove, somewhere safe to lay, we’ll raise our game, make light of broken rooms, love’s better on absent days, always beats the clock’s disgrace, explosive as a bomb, can anyone really say, we’re best alone?

Faith

During these long nights, side by side in memory, don't ask me why, when there's no train, or blessed destiny, to show us the way, we’re cool as we fly , untroubled by honesty, sail with blue airlines, enquire about gain, a long, silent history, that brings us back again, bags heavy with sighs, no fun going to seed, the useless fights, the morning’s cold rain, horizons once so bright, continue unnamed, you say it's my right to want to be free, sing then from on high, why call to the sea ?

Simon

She’s been to Mass, a silken corn, hair in a golden cap, struggling to think, struck like a Grecian urn, I look at the sink, her grace like stance, wild without thorns, a modern day iconoclast, shuddering to trick, what I've discerned, she asks for more drink, if I can say overlaps, churns, laugh’s like a black cat, gliding at the ice rink, her skirts flare, I hear the glass clink, where’s the next pass, a café’ sojourn, is this love at last, as she twirls ?

John

Say life’s so unfair, many a seed sown, then again who cares, if you bring the sea, to face the bright unknown, you’ll find out slowly, red lipstick laughter shared, drink it all down, what you need is more, it doesn’t seem real, were you ever born, to feel such churning need, when someone makes a dare, do you moan, dance unsteadily on chairs, throw away your keys, mask it all with scorn, any wanton creed, give us your daily prayer, make us warm as toast, don’t be scared, love always finds a home.

Dean

We drink together for company, God knows if we’re right, always need sympathy, we are like this couple, who stay out at night, only come awake at noon, all we need is peace. love dances hold us tight, worries don’t guide our being, our dreams sharp and new, march to sunlight, we won’t truck with fools, look how easy, it is to sail the sky, nothing stands our scrutiny, we're so happy and cool, in the morning fire, whatever we say or do, you can hear the sea, when we walk for miles, are you as scared as me, if someone turns the tide?

Another Ten to Add from March 10th - March 20th

Anya

They say up your game, always take your chance, shuffle the remains, listen to this muted song, who would ever lance, the need to belong, watching the rain, snake down a naked path, can’t be bothered to sail, aboard crowded bars, cargo ships to shining France, rooms with dark marks, red lips white faced, cigarettes and the dance, waiting to slip again, here we just bumble along, flying by our pants, hope we’re not wrong, before the rivers of Spain, polish unlit lamps, kindness waiting, get treated like tramps

Chrissy

When I say 'screw you', It makes my troubles bright, so much more to do, all Chefs die intestate, however much they fight, useless venom at the plates, screaming at menus, their eyes a terrible sight, frightened kitchen crews, fire burns at their face, don't ask me why, anchors bind my feet, even God is not immune, debts gone from myc eyes, no longer am I duped, wouldn't it be great, to feel a love inside, instead of all his rage, our house beyond the dunes, drifting with the tide, death won’t bring him truth, I’m soldered to his cry.

Caroline

Why seek a useless retreat, for all you cannot find, when nothing seems to please, I won't bear good news, that love just needs time, from me there’s always truth, I hate the hiss of Sardony, that doesn't rate sublime, or sometimes turns to Blasphemy, can't disguise the hue, case what's in his mind, I’ll leave that up to you, he shakes his car keys, the moon is on the rise, but brings no Odyssey, rather than a loving creed, for what you might divine, he'd prefer to bleed, forget any sense of ease, thoughts are the crime, you’ll rage at his deceit, somewhere down the line.

Martha

Nothing’s left to slake, sing any song you choose, seek eternal escape, pray with all your bones, they’re a simple crew, tell them where to go, reason says too late, to heal these broken dues, any brigand seeks escape, prefers to be alone, all of life’s tune, don't worry if I'll cope, find some tide or sail, any sea will do, another lover surely waits, a knife to the throat, we’ll sail across the blue, what is left to hold, except what’s mine anyway, a captain of my slew, treasure from the Spanish Main, I am one sassy dude.

Jade

Drunk enough to ask why, I've been chosen, so much here to deny, laugh at all the crazes, they try to impose, invoke stupid phrases, like sing your favourite lines, act as If well spoken, who will catch their eye, they wonder if you’re lazy, to work in tattered overcoat, sweet days of praying, they roll along like fire, verify love's soaking, clouds lower the sky, dreams made on packing cases, blow in cold assurance, I dance away the traces, flowers rest by my side, just some little token, more than any pride, see me as unbroken.

Billy

A worn out empty feeling, all you wish to hide, the pain of someone leaving, she brings you the news, doesn’t try, to disguise what’s true, never mean she lights the sea, an artist cool as sky, to this old has been, she’s looking for something new, a need to find, the story of her youth, whoever walks this street, searches each night, for what they need, he sinks a few, failing with the light, at St Anthony's quay, sheltered by her being, like a soul on fire, the visions she’s seen, witnessed her desire.

Robert

Tell me, tell me why, they treat you like a seer, my lips dance in delight , you command a beautiful air, bells wash away the fear, candle scent and myrrh, who says when we die, there’s call for stolen tears, demands we have to try, life contains its passionate flair, a proud engineer, our joys held to the light, I walk like a man gone by, through the city's cheer, so hot it seems to fry, every stolen lair, songs for all their ears, we don’t have a care, our ship is full of literature, they love orators here, in darkness a green lullaby, our souls rise to share..

Jenny

Would you even care, in breaking up the pattern, it’s gone beyond a dare, have you read the news, with your open wallet, I'm not in love with you, your hand around me squares, squeezes like I'm fattened, despite the way things turn, carry on that hungry you, with your dreams of satin, you'll never know what's true, jewels won't shine this girl, ships can sail forgotten, I’ve so much more to learn, it’s warm on Cathedral avenue, God is not for mocking, he’s nowhere on your crew, a sourball summer swirls, you won’t see me rocking, it isn't me you've turned, lost among the blossom.

Charley

Dream tunes don't hurt, enough to crack, your candy world, silken tents you've thrown, never collapse, held fast by stones, plates you sometimes hurl, nothing keeps you back, sweet talk makes you curl, this life is not your own, in many ways it's crass, consider that part gone, you're not perturbed, how much time has passed, flags are left unfurled, their restraint is constant hope, will you hold the pass, nothing's worth the rope, sing old songs or burn, put love on the gas, turn the flame down, hold it fast.

Peta

Please don't be a swine, playing out your games, always seeking good times, maybe try the truth, fixed in some lousy frame, it's always there with you, whatever turns out right, is never far from pain, sleeping bad, drinking wine, It’s such a bum tune, come home I say, sweeten me with good news, honest about my crimes, no one hears me say, every loser has grand designs, I don’t sing the blues, waiting for some dismal train, but has it dawned on you, when you hug the coastlines, sit and watch the rain, even if it’s fine, no-one gains who plays away?

Warren

They know what I mean, how I roam, face down every deal, cool but burn with rage, when I try to atone, she always closes the gate, says it’s not her scene, when my nerves are blown, asks where I've been, useless to prevaricate, what is on the bone, always too late, never listens to me , bringing garage flowers home, my side of testimony, I’ll wave goodbye to hate, call if the kids need clothes, her turn now to wait, I wonder how it seems, when she hears me phone, will she stand the heat, now I’ve gone?

Sal

I feel the loss of you, stepping off this train, that much is certain my face is like stone, it sends anyone that way, on the Streets or Metro, I haven’t got a clue, what to say today, do I pay my dues, you arranged the loans, introduced me to the reprobates, told me to be strong, now look what’s new, my voice flares and fades, Is this really an issue, when I used to moan, you tried to erase, everything I called a home, they all wail on cue, lowering you to the grave, truth is a bitter fruit, I cry just the same.

Eugenia

From her brown garden seat, she carries a load, secrets spill like poppy seed, stuff you keep, like fancy French cologne, she whispers her feelings, let others weep surrender perfume soaked, to drink her whisky neat, lives by a swollen creek, the bible has a hold, grandma just rolls her sleeves, a rifle next to the sheets, she's no rolling stone, a better cure than ease, won’t bathe in love's defeat, but still enjoys her home, a time for feasts, she measures the string beans, no public telephones, down fields of blue wheat, she's never alone

Rosa

I'm a fool at dawn, to feel an utter mess shuffle to the door, I should be at sea, on a wooden raft, where there's time to dream, summon ancient forms, erect my little mast, sail with perfect calm, speak evenly, not roar in distress , where you pay dearly, if you’re torn, living a life like this, my time isn't done, I shall range the Ocean, adjust my compass, search for something to be won, navigate Cape Horn, would you be impressed, love without scorn, that would be a gas.

Fiona

Don't Forget you're better, red lipstick on your lips even if they stick together, you don’t come here to booze, kissing your fingertips, there's more good news, love is not forever, when you laugh and skip, time at all or never, kick off Monday’s shoes, roll around your hips, now’s the time for truth, nothing beats duress, giving liars a clip, grab hope at its crest, who needs a little dress, when you paint like this, Juke Box plays your request, would you be lesser, if you stood there stripped, binned all his letters, wise in what you miss?

Carly

Who can speak of empathy, sitting on a wall, a neighbour to the sea, when your eyes come awake, they dance on thorns, view the stuff that’s fake, each day of being happy, echoes in my calls, then it hits me, who wants to stake, a life of being torn, so I hesitate, the same old electricity, spins penny for my thoughts, let’s start with infidelity, it’s a different take, than being forlorn, another bill of lading, shivering I don’t want to be, the one who’s caught, please don’t look that way, as if I'm never born ?

Bella

What dreams do we keep, they ask us the ghosts, sat on safe dark seats, leave us alone thank you, our faces might need soap, but we have the news, we are not at liberty, to crack old jokes, just let us be, do what we always do, as much as we know, we don’t need your views, a ticket for the entry, to that garden of hope, you hang on the breeze, ask if that’s true, even give a little bow, we’ve heard your tunes, to set ourselves free, don’t you worry Joe, we'll fire our own beliefs, throw away the ropes.

Ronnie

Your face set like stone, not like this on ecstasy, tell me all you know, chipped away by time, the daily useless commentary, a life combined with mine, half gashed without shaving foam, when life hangs me, I’ll stretch out alone, on Sunday's drink wine, until the time I freeze, when your turbulent mind, strums tunes on a tooth comb, dances inside me, smells like a new born, your house on the shore line, the bottom of a road, will you smell the Limes, as my body loudly groans, act care free, make appeals on the ‘phone, watch morning TV ?

Virgina

What do you care, the pull on my traces, that makes me follow, a song in blue trees, thick lines on my face, cracked on the breeze, if you can share, at memory’s gate, why not send me there, in chains to the sea, unlike your gaze, that seeps electrically, it’s hard to be here, when your voice is raised, lips that snare, on broken streets, where no one runs hesitates, I’ll be on retreat, you say It's not fair, if your tune’s so great, why are you so unaware, of passing days?

Jack

You take off your gloves, in your own time, say you're no longer in love, do you remember the tune, that forgives broken lives, it still beats true, there’s not much cover, if you touch that line, don't reach it in blood, no one will hate you, when the bell chimes, fix up the bed room, give to those who scrub, lead a generous life, stay away from crackpots, like you never knew, the mysteries of wine, hear your heart go boom, listen to what's above, shudder without a Dime, fly like a released dove, when it feels right.

Liam

We claim and duly swear, first to hit the spot, is the one who gets them in, no drama or lucky stars, boring debts and mounting cost, you just buy a jar, the sun’s bright under glare, the sidewalk lit with dots, no one hides out here, for anyone who makes their mark, another folds the cards, there are no easy starts, lemon trees laid bare, rusty nails our lot, we always have to share, face danger near or far, before any cop, fairy queen or jack tar, bones stripped bare, on streets sweaty and hot, we’ll defend our turf, what we haven’t got.

Jo

On a bed that creaks, I listen to the rain, and turn somehow to speak, this is not my tune, I say, but my words aren’t new, the walls are washed green, a moon prevaricates, it knows where I've been, Paris and sunlit avenues, are not just a keepsake, but places I well knew, wrapped in a cotton sheet, I pull a long face, it reaches to my knees, outside is a Magnolia bloom, this bunk’s like a cradle, you can smell the Ocean, it’s a joy to squeeze, love from many lives taken, a manner so to speak, the times I’m great.

Paul

Don't sing me your Blues, stammer on the wire, say everyone pays some dues, life isn't a stone, left in the fire, you have to extoll, whoever breaks the news, why you’ve cancelled the choir, brings more singular truths, business is in my bones, it poisons all desires, I’ll always be alone, I’ve read all the books, they don’t really inspire, except stay away from booze, this café is my ruin, but I’ll always aspire, to wear my best shoes, each little bit of me, that everyone requires, gives them no clue, I’m not a liar.

Esme

Are there any good parts, she smiles and says, they're not in your heart, I look at the moon, a spring tide today, everything comes around too soon, cool but my eyes spark, wouldn't it be great, to make a new start, to find something new, I listen but wait, she doesn’t hear my truth, a psychiatrist on a handcart, emotion's just a name, I'll sell the car, sometime soon, she judges, berates, then what’ll you do, kisses me near the bar, you’re a fool she states, I see a bright star, why hesitate ?

Helen

Tunes jingle and you sway, my insides screech, got to make my case, between home and leaving you, help me to say, what I need to do, my tear-streaked face, lemon blue by TV, shows how fate, kills the truth, is it our own conceit, we jump so many hoops, others come here too late, eager to squeeze, love from this pooped party, they re- echo old news, of a coward's deceit, how I put on dancing shoes, is there a way, you can set me free, wipe clean the slate, succour my release ?

Madeleine

She laughs and hums a tune, says its stupid to lie, she’ll leave that to me, like a dog far from home, she doesn’t want a fight, just leave her alone, the elephant in the room, trumps another sigh, the children make her blue, always late coming home, their ask’s a constant why, she worries when they roam, if they blow the juice, she’s sick of denying, what is left to rue, guilty people do atone, but this snuffled exercise, a constant runny nose, she says because of you, hands supplicate the sky, what else is she to do, take up flying?

Layla

Times we ought to share, a burnt light of feasting, makes me dream of elsewhere, let others condone, that passing daydream, of a loving family home, more than any dare, I’ll do what's needed, don’t need the stairs, to hear love's angry tones, swell around my knees, like broken water, it really isn’t fair, I know what I’m leaving, an eternal duty of care, a worn loading stone, it’s now only me, swear that it's over, at play or in prayer, cry that I’m released, shake the sun from my hair, s look over the sea.

Grace

My vision comes quite late, I don’t quite believe, what it has to say, you roll within my thunder, exploding like a spray, lost in moans and numbers, you'll find out one day, when you retrieve, plans you’ve thrown away, my mind is still uncluttered, but inside I can reach, the need for love, I won’t stand betrayed, by your retreat, or sing any last refrain, it makes you wonder, stones, graves, wreaths, who splits who asunder, the memory of your face, is easy to receive, I'm making my own way, listening to the sea.

Mattie

Now and then she’s right, I’m just skimming, something shows me why, like the river off Burbo Bank, shining, arrowing, twisting, me a dark room crank, she loves the sunlight, knows her own following, if someone make her cry, lungs open like a tank, she knows how to fight, when everything turns black, next to me like a bride, her eyes moist and filling, she’ll give a loving sigh, tobacco blonde dank, her whole life is swimming, she’ll make out I’m slack, dance in the tide, her fame is just beginning, her smile like a knife, fresh, alive, winning.

Carl

Something says we're done, you don’t need a sunset, our ashes blown and gone, give God his due, he’ll take any stupid bet, doesn’t wait for thank- you, fire and distant thunder, traps have all been set, the unfettered wounds between us, my tongue is parchment glue, a seal on every debt, I walk along the avenue, don't know where I’m from, tired of cigarettes, beneath this heavy boulder, say it isn’t true in houses that we’ve left, squabbling over what to do, how our world crumbles, in gardens of the West, on each night wind a number, arms to hold me yet

Ollie

Her smile makes you prance, no fear of being caught, lubin for your smart chat, take all the chaff, show them ‘round the course, smoke and act daft, what others have found, singing myself hoarse, is a lack of balance, I just drink and dance, but you make me worse, with your sparky flowers, you hold hands and ask, is this what we're taught, if love’s such a gas, then why forget the past, you know about horses, how to turn them out, why not take a chance, draw a toil of water, rock me with a cadence, make it such a laugh ?

Yolanda

A cold wind blows, it stokes a fear, suddenly in the shining snow, pearl doves arch above, nothing else comes near, their blazing breasts of love, shimmer on my work clothes, my smile is not dear, there are no bad tones, singing along my weather front, even if I do like beer, fly to those who give, their vision blown, I need to be gone, a lifetime left to moan, I have the will to shove, that barrel of heartless cheer, somewhere down the road, I wear lipstick now you know, love these killer years, a woman from stern to bow, let me make it clear.

Petra

Who needs a shrink, when a lover somehow, always wants a drink, one day he might stroll, in the village like a clown, others times rotten lie low, I know what they think, he’ll always miss the furrow, his head down a sink, a display all his own, show them what he’s sown, outrage now he’s gone, I teeter on the brink, a whole investment blown, work and strain and stink, who will want me now, face like an ice rink, heavy as a cow, my politics dull pink, sweat shines on my brow, get away don’t think, I sail above the scarecrows.

Hera

My star is coming home, a wonder of the sky, in shelters you lie prone, why whisper about love, rolling in a death vice, face ravaged by the moon, saints can show their bones, a poem betrays your cry, you can’t afford to moan, doves in sunlight search above, a lifetime of men’s sighs, I fly to those who give, fresh linen and Eau de Cologne, makes me wonder why, blossoms of my red choke, is not disguised for pearls, money only lies, just get through this shift, try to find a loan, I’ll dance like on wire, find a road instead of mist, before I say goodbye.

Eileen

Eileen I'm not your latest grip, nor big sea, the yellow light hid, you ask about my lovers, with all their surly needs, they don’t have my number, what I sow to live, to break from the greedy, fashion my limits, find a palace of wonder, witness the creed, like my high heeled mother, red stones and pieces of drift, knowing is enough to bleed, it’s all within my gift, enslave or encumber, a lifetime near Innisfree, the smells of sweet summer, you make me sound limpid, by title or deed, a matchstick in a river, there's much more to me.

Donna

Face down terrible claims, no star can refuse, this outrageous fame, you who wonder why, lordly canons of virtue, always want to make me cry, this is no man’s game, TV's blare fake news, chase me through my days, spin the constant lie, let them sing the blues, for all their crass disguise, hardships on the way, nothing here to rue, catch them on the make, only fools will die, beyond the swollen Ohio, look them in the eye, always meet their gaze, act like Scooby Doo, I’m tired of catching planes, heavy with some truth.

Gabriella

Take him by the horns, it's not a place of ease, pray for all you know, we’re not defined by flaws, or other things you dream, scream just because, your love’s on the floor, blazing eyes believe, bells roll out the score, make me love him more, don’t pretend it’s free, keep within the law, if you have to go, it's all right with me, just don’t slam the door, hope’s all we call upon, always meant to be, in life’s constant roar, think of Tripoli, places you can’t cheat, but with this chameleon, who needs the sea?

Anya

Since you've been away, we don't know what to do, but each night pray, break the wall of stone, say it’s right for you, everyone hates you gone, doesn’t have to be this way, hear you sing of love, we’ve nothing more to say, said you had to go, stamp out the fool, head a bag of marbles, our lives turn to grey, drink will be our ruin, all the eaten cake, consumed within your roam, you've little need of truth, except that in your womb, hear your song of praise, see the creep of moon, new horizons are great, let us sing their due

Corys

You’ll pay a heavy score, almond eyes ruined, when love turns raw, if you feel my bones, wilt like a sinking broom, you’ll know what you've done, life’s gone to the maw, wheeled around and spewed, forget that law, why waste away at home, only fools pay dues, scatter the freeway cones, define me as your tort, other stuff you blew, don't scream because, hard traces to your tone, a warrior out of tune, some forgotten draw, you know you’ll get caught, drain winter into June, all the stuff you swore, promising the moon.

Liv

Water runs softly, there's a need for grace, to bathe my swollen feet, restrained in my moans, I settle for this place, heart against bone, in these gardens of gethsemane, blown here by the rain, all the bells within me, alone at this grotto, are my words to say, how can we atone, for want of testimony, offered me this day, their silver derisory, stupid faces look on, brown thorns and useless games, a life not my own, I want to receive, to throw away the Cross, all that’s held for me, sunshine on my face.

Gary

Loss carries uncertainty, when you feel this way, until payday comes ‘round again, then I sink don’t phone, it’s my form of grace, songs of a dismal tone, fashion my trade, handled without sway, a good boy these days, walk a city of stones, down avenues of tearaways, I need better clothes, shades of the infirmary, my bones in a cradle, lonely trains, whistle and moan, laughter makes me fit again, lovers gone on 'planes, or down the Freeway, once a snappy soul, reclaimed from the cafes, I listen to their jokes, tell myself I’m OK.

Elanova

They say up your game, leave other stuff to chance, shuffle the remains, listen to some haunted song, time could never lance, find a need to belong, watch the rain, sheet down a broken path, this is how we fail, noisy crowds and throngs, butterflies and sycophants, idly showering sparks, red lips and white faces, cigarette smoke and laughs, bodies get tipped no disgrace, here we just bumble along, flying by our pants, hope somehow to right wrong, a drink my hands shaking, shuffle under shining lamps, kindness passes unabated, give my money to tramps

Adriana

Here in an empty Saloon, I play this sad game , It does me no good , shadows make strokes, across dirty window panes, shocked again I'm broke, songs of melancholy hue, drift from the train station, they hang in the blue, St Anthony alone, says loss is sure gain, but when you need loans, who holds the balloon, above table shapes, swallows my perfume, better exist alone, with him gone on 'planes, I look down the road, beyond the Dunes, lying over the break, what happens to truth, does it make waves?

Fara

The part of you we knew, used to play it short, raged at life around you, in this consumer light, you’re gone without a phone, not very wise, nothing gives us a clue, no print or written law , is your trail well used, did we know your plight, or try to stop you go, with your cards so slight, we’ll never be so rude, to bleat of others' woes, hard to take the rules, what we know of you, let’s us not condemn, stuff that’s hard to do, will you come back home ?

Eva

When you see a shining star, does it make you uneasy, shows you just how far, you’ll dodge, to stay as you please, in a warm hazy fog, post letters to the wounded, with a certain gravity, let others cross that bar, if it's what you want, forget the cars, all the stuff you don't, pour petrol in the jar, make my fires increase, tell me what's going on, strum me like that guitar, live a life of Billy Jean music by Mahler, orchestrating for eternity, the scattering of my needs, ashes for my Da', are you my rolling sea?

Chris

The year Lady passed away, i couldn't get past the blues, was shrunken day to day, i wanted to be alone, not see anyone new, on the street or Metro, but you are my angel, i didn't have a clue, you became my guide, arranged all the loans, brought me back anew, put jelly on my bones, before this game, i didn’t think of you, only what a waste, then you began to erase, all my bitter tunes, now I go another way, wear a different costume.

Raith

Brilliant stones, make mud of your name, waters shift and groan, is trouble all you need, solace every day, make sure you’ll never be, totally alone, cafe's exist for games, it’s best not to moan, hold onto your creed, listen to the rain, take holidays by the sea, sunshine’s good for bones, try to stay sane, no one wants to condone, this brain for bird seed, it's not the shame, that sings we’re free, just watch me go, dance amongst flames, how the wind slows, my breath again.

Jay

Blow smoke across my tears, share jokes in the dust, then she disappears, I even know the jail , a blanket for our love, whose passage never fails, what brought her here, in the lilac dusk, a woman once so clear, ice blue on the rails, a player till she's bust, absorbed in all her ways, no one could get near, a spark never dull, I swallow all my fears, haunts me like I failed, I did what I could, roll tobacco in blue paper, store away the years, her perfume is like musk, across the bar a cheer, who betrayed her trust ?

Joanne

Who hasn't thought, alone and vexed, about what we’re taught, a drink of red wine, the burdens of text, anniversaries rewind, what we have caught, entitled like the rest, life’s too short, with lovers Online, wonder who’ll pop up next, wasting our time, generally divorced, lying through a dark vest, drunk and overwrought, alone down the line, I'm sorely perplexed, love’s not a crime, with a cast of noughts, a personality test, is not to be forced, trying to live our best.

Clara

He has such giving ways, brings me Bollinger, on my birthday, what can we do alone, without the sense, to live out our time, wine pours down my face, it’s like a Christening, he slices the Angel cake, are we here or gone, without a stitch to spin, laugh at the unknown, sample the waste, our jellied lives crowned, when called upon to pray, we roll and pitch astern, like ships on the sea, will our trips atone, for the greatest of days, awash with slips, find it easy to celebrate, his beautiful spirit.

Emma

A painter of religious scenes, she dabs around a glaze, a thirty-year-old dream, regards the work she’s honed, abandoned to this game, it’s never set in stone, yellow days of sunbeams, she always feels the same, images not what they seem, the canvas lets her roam, a stretch on wooden nails, in many ways she's gone, a matchstick in the sea, bobbing without a name, floating for eternity, work is hard to own, desire comes day by day, in this ocean town, her head cries for relief, sunken eyes stray, her mind is never easy, she nails another frame.

Joanne

Who hasn't thought, alone and vexed, about what we’re taught, a drink of red wine, the burdens of text, anniversaries rewind, what we have caught, entitled like the rest, life’s too short, with lovers Online, wonder who’ll pop up next, wasting our time, generally divorced, lying through a dark vest, drunk and overwrought, alone down the line, I'm sorely perplexed, love’s not a crime, with a cast of noughts, a personality test, is not to be forced, trying to live our best.

Andreus

Do you remember the sea, the swell and the spray, our dance of Thebes, now the kids have flown, gone away, have their own homes, we dance on the beach, at the end of the day, our loving done on Sundays, each part of the gloam, is suddenly drained, somewhere I’m alone, you grab my feet, show me the way, my troubles cease, I'm windblown happy, I hold your face, forget cocktail parties, catch moments like these, it’s why i pray, buy me chips and mayonaise, listen to what I say.

Monica

Smoking a lucky star, chasing numbers, going out the door ajar, the same calendar, her sister says 'i wonder', she's a great heart, now she’s buys a car, near the Rotunda, should have seen her park, right from the start, no surrender, she screeches the tar, all in tears our Ma, ten years later, we still hear her laughter, it finishes our Da, the loss of his daughter, her photo in the parlour, love always hungers