TENANT
Siouxsie Sioux


Squatting on doorsteps-following footsteps
Nocturnal habits are surveyed with interest
So we crawl into corners-
ignore any callers and imagine our radiators
clang for our neighbors

When we crawl on all fours-upon the cushioned floor
still they cling to the wall
and knock on our doors
and the tendency for tenants is tenacity
The paint is cracked and the paper peels
the plaster falls
and the body reels...softly

Forty watt bulb swing from a light cloud
On lawnmower groan, the carpet has grown
but they have eyes at the keyholes and ears at the walls
and the tendency for tenants is secrecy.....sssssssh.



(Contributed by Andy & Vs - May 2004)