Great Lake Swimmers

Merge, A Vessel, A Harbour

Great Lake Swimmers


Merge, a vessel, a harbour 
A perfect union 
Of gift and reception 
Each an eye 
On the same face 

Loss and gain 
Fly into the mouth of the ground 
Six feet under 
Thanks to some failure 
Fly into the mouth of the ground 
Six feet under 

One for the night 
One for the dark 
Taste each other 
For a moment, then goodbye 
Hold her eyes 
Share the same air 
Oh lay it down 
Oh lay it bare 

I'm speachless 
Naked as a fiery sunset 
You turn, not fleeting 
Destroyed not complete 
A perfect cocophony 
Rising like vapour 
Solid and liquid 
Awkward and trapping 
Stolen but paid for 

Legs and knees and ankles and toes 
When it burns an old enemy flows 
Legs and knees and ankles and toes 
When it burns an old enemy flows 

Gathered and strewn 
From this altitude 
To some other moon 
Wearing false armour 
And useless shields 
Failed to exist 

Crying out and into the streets 
They are always prepared for the cries 
Prepared for the worst 
Crying outloud at the untold 
They are transfixed but not transformed 

Stop accomodating echoes 
Into these hard-pressed streets 
Into these well-travelled streets 
Into these hard-pressed streets