Gargles of blood

I'm locked in stupid 

Caves enameled 

By the smiles of living madness 

In this lukewarm labyrinth the dentist

When I wake up

I will have no teeth 

Gargles of blood 

Gargles of blood 

It's too late for me 
but you better run away 

Run away from school

You know the golden rule 

Elbow patches connote pure evil - 
this much is true 

And when you see a sweater 

cashmere even lamb's wool 

Around the neck of your opponent 

Be sure to smear your throat with garlic 

A crucifix of garlic 

Symbol of oppression 

Dog collar transvestite

Beat that

She wants to take 

Her innocence back 

Clean the oceans 

Trim her toes 

I can give her 

Both my paintings 

And the losses 

I have lost 

Like eleven years 

Of deathly credibility 

Like my prescience 

And my watch my watch 

Buried in the grass by an alkie cop with a shovel 

In this lukewarm labyrinth the tunnel 

Of push and mud 

When I wake up

I will have white teeth 

And a mole 

Gargles of blood 

Gargles of blood 

I'm locked in stupid 

Caves enameled 

By the smiles of living madness 

In this lukewarm labyrinth the dentist

When I wake up

I will have no teeth 

No extenuating soul 

Gargles of blood 

Gargles of blood.

12/08/17 

pic: Artaud