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cobblestoned courtyards

loitering adjacently to a senior by six

with his upper handed divine right.

I bring male regret out of its hibernal solstice;

tanked up on dutch courage and southern (dis)comfort

a deadbeat marriage to filtered tobacco ventilation

breaking ice that plummets onto the rocks,

pondering cursed hegemony; diseased with the ability to dream

conjuring up futures that never escape cloakrooms

chasing fantasias down the path of ruin

starring in the films of tomorrow

known for nothing so we tried to be good at everything...

under sweltering lamp light humidity,

corseted taut as a bowstring; sugared up and svelte 

marketed by peroxide perfection

with stilted sex appeal, echoing like drumbeats on hardwood flooring

lips that bleed with every forced smile...

two famous ghosts haunt the same amphitheatre,

my residency is an ode to you

melodised for the masses

the tail end of my voice rings out

long enough for you to hear between the lines

arms extended in hope you'll stick around for the encore