Stegosaurus

• Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus

So much is missing
From that time
The curtains were beige
Or maybe they were white
Somebody was leaving
Somebody arrived
To the roar of a racing heart

I love you
I can see you
It's not your fault
I love you
I can see you
It's not your fault

So much is missing
From that time
There was TV in the long room
Or was it the radio on?
Spark lights across the wire door
The floor drums, spoon on the edge
Of a cold soup bowl
A coat on a mirror
Dust on the mirror, rain on the coat in the dust
On the mirror
Your cheddar pressed and laid in the trap voice
Never ever sprung

I love you
I can see you
It's not your fault
I love you
I can see you
It's not your fault

So much is missing
From that time
Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus
And the ones that could fly
Hanging by a fishing line
Double-knot on double-knot
The sitcom laughter swell
The eraser pencil's anger at
The impossible algebra
The don't tell
Don't tell
Don't tell

I love you
I can see you
It's not your fault
I love you
I can see you
It's not your fault

© Brendan Bonsack
July 2021

1. Porch Light
2. Three Horn Face
3. Tide
4. Tracing
5. Stegosaurus
6. Old Lovers Lane
7. Election Night Nana
8. Light Pollution

Favourite Dinosaur
Released July 2021