it's a dangerous life I lead
it's a dangerous life I lead
knowing mistakes will be sewn
seeing the world arrive
the passage, the "interdit"
connecting one world to the next
disappears at any time
Paris' cemeteries crowded as the city itself
bodies sleep on top of one another
spirited back and forth on cats
like taxis who wind through
arrondissements with surefootedness
of generations
the bones of the dead are sacred
only for so many years and then
evicted for new tenants who arrive daily
in the 18th century all former occupants
were removed to the catacombs
which is a project of its own
from my unique perspective I see
Paris has fallen asleep with
the lights on one arm thrown
lazily over the edge
life has little to do but
make art look pretty sit
in the sun run out for more
baguettes wine cigarettes coffee
no meal complete without
cappuccino
the occasional rebel sings in the
street at 3am
to fully understand a city,
walk among its tombstones
and search for vacancies.