Where The Rainstorm Ends - Marty Willson-piper

Say you’re going to be there At the rainstorm’s end Say you’re going to be there At the rainstorm’s end I know change Say you’re going to be there At the rainbow’s end Say you’re going to be there At the rainbow’s end I know change Say you’re going to meet me Don’t be late […]

Venus Of Prose - Marty Willson-piper

Years of bliss Fill your head Trapped in a jar Your eyes are dead Rich in words You’re the venus of prose As beauty erodes She says no He says Accolade slips Lost your sway Suffocate In an aura of jade Who can win In the reign of a week I die in your sleep […]

Ugly And Cruel - Marty Willson-piper

Ugly and cruel Lies coming true I split into pieces And you were the glue Covered in folds Hidden in clothes Your mind is so young Your face is so old When i woke up I always looked down I never won When you were around Opposites meet But when we repel The splinters of […]

Staring At The Sun - Marty Willson-piper

In your blood There’s a vein of gold If i could Undo heaven’s hold On your maps Air on the moon Your midnight comes at noon Eyes blind Staring at the sun White light Waiting For the end to come I am glass You see through me Gliding past Beauty waves you on If you […]

Salome - Marty Willson-piper

Exquisite inspiration On a tray that’s decorated With that smile Your beautiful creation Set aloof in revelation His capricious trial Anything you like All that you desire I want to satisfy you Salome, salome The head of john the baptist Is upon salome’s wish list Lips sick, dry Nervously entrancing And she’s sinfully enhancing Her […]

Pendulum - Marty Willson-piper

Left hanging delicately You lean forward over the rail You haven’t seen me These hallways never seem to end Only conspire to exaggeration Now watch the time A hand grenade Death by design An accolade Unhinged, all askew All unconsidered All backwards and forwards All finished all done Now watch the time A hand grenade […]

Mesmerized - Marty Willson-piper

Filigree and onyx In the afterlife Mesmerizing patterns Laid out to entice Float and rise I’m alive History burns out my eyes Slave of life Ancient light Streams until I’m mesmerized Sultry cleopatra Never saw her die Stretching out the hours To paradise Falling down Upside down Watch the hour glass slipping I’m stuck inside […]

I Can’t Hate You - Marty Willson-piper

Colourful and black and white You draw me in your frame And as we blend into the light I’m trapped inside your fame I can’t expect to share your shades Or pick and choose my clothes Everything is bold and red With halos of gold I can’t hate you And i can’t love your scene […]

Come - Marty Willson-piper

Your labyrinth Your trips and turns Approaching clandestine My presence melts you As you burn So when you gonna come I paint pleasure on your face High inside you come Sound asleep in your cocoon Glass eyes ecstasy I hate to see you there marooned You only have to come Arcs and rainbows Hidden pearls […]

A Drink To Drift Away - Marty Willson-piper

Pale, woven with the threads of fear Fade, as shards of glass Fall from your eyes like tears Who can wait this long To know if they belong The boulevard of neon stars The rush and hiss of passing cars The roar of laughter in the street Sad crowds shuffle on their feet The peeling […]