Armfuls of rain
Tumble like dice
Across the smooth water
(Look for the sea birds
Scattered like last words)
The man in the moon
Smiles pearly white teeth
Spits moonbeams like knives
(Er trägt sie im Gesicht
Doch die Messer sieht man nicht)
Impressionist spindrift
Flirts through the city
Leers at bright windows
(You don't need to die in a tie about the office you should be fillin'
When you're chillin' like a villain)
Copyright 2001 Robin Hilp
(with appreciation for the Grateful Dead album Wake of the Flood, the Brecht & Weil musical Die Dreigroschenoper, and Keller Williams's song Chillin' Like a Villian)