Smudge - Michael Nau

Walking together

Walking apart

It happens now or never

Every time sometimes in my heart

Forget some things

Remember others

A strong bell rings

And the rain just hovers

The room that still nudges

Our hope to be hoped

Flicking light buzzes

On everything almost

New smudge on the smudges

New smear on the smear

The wheel never budges

But there’s no need to steer

Is making love only going for a swim?

You feel all wet and lonely and get all dried out again

The ripples spread out

The secrets float

As the air gets let out of another sinking boat

And it just keeps going

If it’s done it’s done

Still flowing the flow all around the sun

So happy and sad for anything that tries

Spinning wheels in the sand and treading waters on the rise

Boxes piling on the morning dew

Children smiling like they haven’t got a clue

Kisses kissed on a passer by

New tripper trips on the old trip wire

The songs keep playing out

Days keep fading out

Faces keep trading out

Places to keep waiting out

Something coming around some bend

Waiting for something to never end