"Nada, darling, setting fire to the barn
it was a pleasure,
a pleasure to burn
you could have saved them
your precious cradled ones
but you watched the flames lick
watched the colours turn.
swathes of smoke choking out the house
the bonfire rages
through pages of family trees
it’s all just blue touch-paper
exquisite fire
came and put us all to sleep.
“hush, my bonnie bairns
catch fire from the moon
cast me monster or god
as you sneak back in the womb
burn, my babies, burn
snuffed out
all too soon.”
O.
salamander in a burning room.
hibakusha
burning the seat of power
such a foul & awesome display
shadows of planes gliding across the towers
too many ghosts in the black ember rain
now we’re all sons of bitches
love me, smother me,
blink me away.
“love me if you can, my sickly dying prince
as i suck the air from you with one last lingering tinder kiss
rest, my bonnie bairn
in blackred blooms,
in
peace”.
Words & music by Craig M.
Extra piano by Marina Vesic (Black Marine)
Voice/piano: Marina V.
