The stars that shine & the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the [bad word] Before your eyes

Swallowing diamonds
cutting throat
Your teeth when you grin
Reflecting beams on tombstones

jamboree of surprises [bad word] roulette
Or the lucky clip
clenched fist to your heart
Coal dust on your lungs

silver tongue for the chosen one
Heavy magnum in your side or a bloody thorn

Skating bullets on angel dust
In a dead sea of fluid mercury
Baby piano cries
Under your heavy index & thumb
Pull some strings -- let them sing

The stars that shine & the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the [bad word] Before your eyes
dazzle
It's a glittering prize