Mel From Melbourne - Music & Words

  & so I return home   & so I return home To find the ceiling on the floor & the floor next door This lamp makes man Feel like Michelangelo’s God They touch Where does summer end & autumn start? You are the plumb of my eye The sink in my ear So I’m stiff with fear Stymied by one part cowardice & one part the difficulty In explaining the bull to the crow She says “why explain? Why not just be?” As she comes to sit on my knee She’s right like the night     Published & Copyright Malachi Doyle 2025.

  Dreams & Meditations   1. The shadow self That’s what the young bloke & me talked about One never knows how one’s coming over & when one is supressing rage It’ll betray you During the years of marriage separation & undergoing the divorce I didn’t realise how angry I was Till the matter was settled & a weight was taken off my shoulders I fell foul of a few people Now I’m not saying they were innocent But it was instructive that it occurred during this time Their orbits clashed with mine & that’s cool We need other people’s orbits To come into ours I guess in the country You can meditate on each Whereas in the city there are too many So we use stereotypes to dismiss To snuff out god   The other interesting thing I saw this morning Was a barefooted person Not sure gender As I only saw them from behind They were wearing a light dress Riding a bicycle train of 3 bicycles with a trailer cabo...