enough


from the ABC set 2007

I had enough of blood and shat it out

the capstan of my lungs kept turning
hauling at ropes of oxygen to moor
me to this harbour but I was gone

lured by laser light show towards
a crowded stage there was a whine
of feedback as I stumbled stoned

into a vortex that whirled with all
the mindless grinding of a waste
disposal shredding vegetable matter

I had enough of death which spat me out

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