Let Me Come In And Talk To You About Dire Straits
Dan Bern said he was the Messiah.
Dire Straits said if two men say
they’re Jesus, one of them must be wrong.
As far as I know, I’m not who you’re waiting for.
But come in anyway and have a cup of tea.
Life is both long and short,
and just when you’re tired as fuck of the whole thing,
you get a glimpse of the alternative
and cling to the now like a barnacle
on the hull of a ship.
I used to sail when I was a kid.
Now watching a movie set on a boat
makes me seasick. We change, at least a little.
If I ever get to London,
I’ll climb on a box at Speakers’ Corner
and proclaim myself the Lord
just to see what happens next.
Eventually somebody might be right.
Ah, there’s the kettle.
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13 February 2025
Charlottesville VA
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