Warren Oates

No pontification
can burn a clean slate
no purification
can crown you unzipped

I am defacing
all that's sacred
how far you've removed yourself
from the human condition

I'd like to see you flash the retina
the rapid slip that sleeps within
the only thing I want to ask you is
when will the halo choke your fit

All the words you say
all the crimes you fake
are the seasons dead
broken continents

Jump the patch that floats alone
all by itself

All die alone if you can't keep your head above the rafters
we only sink eye to eye

Give me a reason and I'll give you all that you've been after
we only sink eye to eye