Let’s write a song together.  We’ll soak

the world in a feathery blue dye.  You strum up

a riff steeped in They-Might-Be energy

and I’ll scribble out some words

with a Giants vibe.

Let’s write a song together.   We’ll build

something new that clacks and jumps

like a robot army.  We’ll stitch in notes

that divide and spill and run

into the cracks we’ve created.

Let’s write a song together.   Throw it

against the wall of the birdhouse and we’ll watch

it sloop down, leaving a silver trail.  You’ll

finger-pick the remnants which have

gathered on the sandpaper floor.

Let’s write a song together.  Let’s wring it

out for good sounds and intentions, which

puff out from it like blue spores.  You’ll

provide a fine bass-line and I’ll rustle up

a crunchy lyrical side salad.

Let’s write a song together.  We’ll create the

thing that lights up somebody’s shore.  It’ll have

the rhythm of rocky sand and glow

like a night light.  Let’s write a song which buzzes

and sings and fizzes on the tongue of the world.