How He Entered

This is how he entered

How he came in

With an open heart and his eyes wide

A rubber in his pocket

Without socks, and a skip in his step

In an ill-fitting suit with something up his sleeve

A slither of a dream, a last gem

And the fear in his eyes of how dear it was held

This is how he entered

How he came in

Falling from the back of a transit van

Crumpled, desperate for relief from the humdrum

Each step a story, a song in the making

Each step cemented the living

The broken hearts left behind

They were just material to him

And how they would come to pursue him

How they would eventually come to drag him back in

This is how he entered

How he came in

With his hair cold he stood in the doorway

Like a lost dog holding his missing poster

Just to be sure - to be sure everyone knew just how lost he was

Telling his story he broke onions and sang songs

The street walkers carol

Soft tissue

The fear of emptiness

Planting holes to grow some money

These were his songs

And this was how he came in

This was how he entered

How he came in

With chips in his pocket

Just waiting for the chance to get into the game

With his hair combed and the checks on his shirt just right

He sang of it but knew nothing of it

The house of cards by an open window

Pack of Frazzles

An unsolvable puzzle

He knew nothing of what you needed from him

He knew nothing of giving

He only knew of his desires

He only knew of that woman

This is how he entered

This is how he came in

This is how he entered

How he came in