Still Life by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Still Life

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The Next Morning

The unsupervised morning; Finn and Susie wander the De Haar Castle grounds like mythic trespassers in a curated dream.

Eye of the Needle

Ten Wheel Drive

Sharp edged summertime

Sits on my shoulder

Cutting deeply into my skin

I’ve been ending for so long

I can’t remember what it’s like to begin

I’ve been wasting my time

I’ve been trying to climb

Through the eye of the needle.

Dog eared pages

Of phone books and diaries

Dusty leftover pieces of failures

Sit there smiling under my broom

And they keep feeding the fire

That keeps driving me higher

Through the eye of the needle

Watch the shadows circle

Watch them circle ‘round the ceiling

Waiting for conclusion’s sake

Without a trace of feeling

Waiting for the sun to set

And tumble into China

I got to break loose

Long years wasted

In closets and corners

Looking for a future to wear

Been through hell

Looking so hard for heaven

Who knows what

I’ll find if it’s there

And I know I should quit

But I still try to fit