Gregory when he sits
Often smiles in this way.
I enjoy nights, their veranda,
Their trees, their sway,
Their torpor in the wine.
(They lull all marks away.)

Adrian when he stands
Rarefies atmosphere.
I like to find me a hammer,
A nail, a wall,
And all that comes between
Is boneless infamy.

Meantime Jun on his kerb
Upsets the passersby.
Much more perhaps than all else
They fear he says
You need me to be you
In your self-centered lives. (June 2002)

Copyright ©2002 Olivier Serrat
gregory when he sits