Equus

The road’s twisted

Broad as the night

Easy to run

A railway flight

Don’t be afraid

Of the crazy dark

Deepest corners

Footsteps don’t mark

Where feelings hide

Deepest wishes

Greyed out dreams

Tiger’s tail swishes

Nights have magic

Look far inside

Seeds have sprouted

Grown far and wide

Back that truck up

That slippery slope

Try and cling to

Some desperate hope

The path is paved

With jagged stone

Cut your soul bare

And cut your bone

A word is dropped

A glance is flashed

Expression snared

A blank cheque cashed

With ragged light

A penny drops

Images fade

The dreaming stops

But it’s all here

Under the surface

Of your two eyes

Waiting to surface

When you least expect

Insidious calm

Gripping you tight

Subterranean intent

Rocking you numb

Vowing to protect