Lost Elation by Adelle Stripe

Heavy feet ran through cornfields, black
racing through winds, ears flicking chins
in the middle the circle lay flat, face down
optic fibre stars glistened from sky

racing through winds, ears upon chin
20/20 kisses, bruised on the neck
optic fibre stars shook from sky
chasing black dogs through cemetery gates

20/20 orange, bruised on the neck
crushing flower beds on york city walls
black dogs chased through cemetery gates
microdot heaven, sweet fucking sixteen

flower beds crushed on york city walls
gallons of piss, last bus home
microdot hell, sweet fucking sixteen
as lost boys dreamed of dj luigi

gallons of piss, last bus to leeds
imaginary fights with imaginary men
lost boys danced to huggy in the gallery
6AM return, eyes became pinned

imaginary fights with imaginary men
man mountain scaum, 6 breakfasts a day
6AM start, grey sweat, eyes pinned
live for the weekend, the northern cliché

man mountain scaum, 30 pints a day
dragon chased out of acid house wake
live for the weekend, the old man’s cliché
william hill got richer by the week

dragon chased fast through car park spotlights
william hill’s wallet, overstuffed, overweight
in the middle the circle lay flat, face down
as heavy feet ran through cornfields, black

london calls – i’m never coming back