The lonely bike stands
In the curtain of evening,
Parked until morning.
The lonely bike stands
In the curtain of evening,
Parked until morning.
Time chips nails and souls
I can count the passing days
In those flesh-hued shells
a rose-cream sunrise
the rattling of a streetcar
through empty stations
With rain pouring down
I sip and wait for the wheels
of bureaucracy
you’re coming today
the Stansted arrival hall
lights a fire in my soul
Heavy cloud cover
a cold that sits on the skin
waiting for summer.