Lonely Christmas Blues

Been trying to go for simplicity. I didn't mean for the rhyming to go a little wack. I had too much to say without realising it. Typical Viv. It's long.



It's been a long time
Since I picked up a pen to write
Couldn't seem to punch a line
Couldn't skip to spin a spine.

Well, I can hear the horns
In the distance mourn
They blow the trees and leaves
Into the wind
And as they blush,
They beckon to me.

The dogs and rats have
Left the streets
But the cats never-
Whether it be an occasion
To and fro
- Skip a beat

Outside the iron gates
In the dew of the dawn
Ready to return
To frozen footsteps
Hoping to where their tails whisk,
Belong.

They days on the calendar
Stay empty
But I know they;re keeping score.

Hush.

Good intentions frayed out
Chapters in between petals ago
You gotta catch those dry parchments
Or you'll never know

'Cause I'll be silently marching
To where the rain has gone
Cleansed away the sin on stone brick road
With my unkept hair and bare feet, singing
The lonely christmas blues
Ooh ooh ooh
The lonely christmas blues
Ripping the bells by the old crow's shoe
That picked on a seed in the morning
The lonely christmas blues
If you've got a warped tale to tell,
Just sing
The lonely christmas blues

The burden of purple kisses
Linger in the air
And wisps of a vented heart went up in smoke
Last month's rented lust
Turned to a hazy rust
That don't belong to me

And the socks of yesterday
Hang on the line
The stenched wool of the broke
Not a space for misery
No. Nor me.

Thoughts in paper strewn on the ground
It won't be long before midnight tears down
Throw out the gifts
Wash over the walls
It's coming ever so closer
But no.

Nuts and bolts spent
To bring a naive smile
Cushioned in warmth
Blundering in their small steps
And smiling
A red tinge to make a perfect picture
Adoration and wrapped shame to frame
While I'm hanging on the curtain
Of a dusty soul hexed with a billowing alkaline mind
Wound and bound by last year's tinsel ropes
I'm waiting for tomorrow

Whisky and gravy spilled on the slide
Before the sleigh's arrival
Better watch out for the jingle of signal
Water your eye if you want to swing the handles

Good intentions frayed out
Chapters in between petals ago
Just like too many times
Has this veil been worn to throw

I'll be silently marching
To where the rain has gone
Cleansed away the sin on stone brick road
With my unkept hair and bare feet, singing
The lonely christmas blues
Ooh ooh ooh
The lonely christmas blues

Ripping the bells by the old crow's shoe
That picked on a seed in the morning
The lonely christmas blues
If you've got a warped tale to tell,
Just sing
The lonely christmas blues

Just sing
The lonely christmas blues
Well, it's a jazzy vibe that never failed me
Gimme a piece of those
lonely christmas blues
lonely christmas blues
Blues blues blues blues