Tashtego's Helmet

Distance conquers humour     Lies devour fate
Nothing left of midnights but a lone betrayal
Catch the last ray of moon-glow promises
and reflect it back home

In light of     In lieu of     a birthday celebration
coils of flame surrounding this nutcase
branded "D" for DISEASED and "L" for LUDICROUS
but always HIGH and LOW and YOU and YOU
(and you  and you)

When it's time  it's gone     She never knows me at all
I'm branded I I I I I I I can't creep any lower
But I try to "get down" verbally with my favoured children
who continue to ignore me with practiced elegance

And that ain't the only bruise growing bigger.
Do these midnight musings do anyone any good?

Infest me   Impress me   Obsess Me   I obey
Cleanse our time and holify   Justify my patience
Fish never swam so clean as this absence

I'm too busy for a nutcase like you    C'mere
There's a tortoise and a hare waiting near you
but you can't see and you won't hear and you don't even care to

And it's either or both   or   neither or nor
Don't wash me anymore   I'm too white and chafed already
Here's the rub
ZZ    Join the club
It's better than booze   It's cooler than sex
It's bigger than you and it's bigger than me
and you ignore it as though I wrote it

Here's the part where I pretend to sleep
I dreamlessly pretend     Pretend not to fall in love with your every word

Welcome to ZZ's world of Mayhem, my Lord
O Cap'n  My Cap'n
Go down it's her ship
Ahab  AHAB!  Nail that bird NOW!

Anyone sees it    Not you

Is she fazed enough and why is she hiding now?
Tomorrow when you die I will begin the trail of Remedy

Over and out
Down with her ship