Four Cut-ups

I

I saw you yesterday
A parade of phantoms
Don’t look now but –
I am the empty man –
you are disappearing.

The man who eats –
a cat in the engine –himself.
Fall into yesterday –
the pool inside –
and stay there.

It is beyond all of us
The freedom to leave.
Help me help you –
the cutting room floor – help me.

Wish away your last –
feel free (don’t)
– three wishes.
Try again later.

II

In the eye of a storm
Precious little heart
Blinded by love/control
Reach inside
Feel it within you
All of you
In all of us
Whirlwind desire

Feel/belong

III

It’s a beautiful life
in the air, dancing
Falling in slow
motion
For half of your
life.
That thing inside
your chest turned
my life upside-
down.

If you see me
again
Under a lens
Don’t look up.

IV

All hearts fall
apart.
If only you had
known.
Some people just
aren’t meant to
be.