smokejack
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smokejack
Conceived in an alley born in a cave raised on seaweed. Spent my early years on a roofrack. Left School at 10 caught by truant officer back at school by 11. I'm a twin of two others and I can play several instruments in my head and none with my hands. My first job was part time I painted the odd numbers on dice. I made a career out of avoiding a career. My body is a temple often prodded by archeologists.
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Boatman
He smokes his pipe Next to a yellow light He can see his reflection On the brass ornament He reads an old tale From a tired book As he strokes the lines On a travelled face
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We Are All Barcodes Now
Bankers took a gamble and failed Left this world torn and broken Not a single banker was jailed For turning us all into tokens Governments are happily complicit The trough is feeding the sow
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Excerpt from Bobby Halfway Sets sail (London waits for no one)
from Bobby Halfway Sets Sail
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No Longer Mine
Remember when we threw our wishes into the sea And watched the wind take them away The indents in the sand filling with water Erasing our faces drawn on that cold day
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In the park of a small town anywhere
Summer is closed Autumn was barely alive before being smothered by winter Now it’s time to survive The noise intermittent and pronounced Often appearing unannounced
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