Associations stride strikes pavement like zildjians strapped to my soul mark metre to a shredded pulmonary cut lines burnt bridges decapitation and quickening screaming Lakota circle in a swirl of golden hair they have the trail laid by jugs of cherished tears bossanova solo tango with the alleycats and get the worst of the fight stop traffic with a writ signed in blood on the selfsame brassy pavement wink back at the billboard girl with blue eyes she's prob'ly missed in Texas sweaty-fezed Navajos paint portraits of Jackson Pollock on sand-strewn clouds set on the sun like dogs lead me out of my mind back to the billboard girl remember the alpenglow of a former home wo sie Heidi hieß und Schlager liebte a thousand lives in four years strap on the mask and breathe deep the past life memories it's the only way to sleep - R. Jospeh Capet