The man who loved the world

The man who loved the world
The world, the flesh, the rebel
Like some Basil Brush
He's a little devil 
The man who loved the world
For all her gory blather 
Lightning balls and pop sox
Unconscious pall of atoms

Loved her for her twists 
Loved her course unwhirled 
Happy is he happy is he 
Who loves this broken world  

Do you not hope 
That one day 
you'll too love this gem
With her veins of crystal 
And her diadem 
Smokey as a whistle 
Glittering like a petal 
In a storm of thunder 
Glistening like a spider 
Waiting in her trap 
She is microscopic 
He's her keystone cop 
Radiant and hypnotic 
Running like a blot 

This is the way his love works 
Like a brand new T-shirt  
cowpats love exhausted dirt 
Like the gloss on a ladybird 
Even the wind is listening 
Magnets kiss by accident 
Copper wardrobe never never 
Sherlock Holmes investigate

This is the way the world flows
On a magic lavish wave 
Takes some nerve to love it 
Gotta be lonely lost and brave

The man who loved the world
The world, the flesh, the rebel
Like some Basil brush
He's a little devil 
The man who loved the world
For all her gory blather 
Lightning balls and hot rocks 
A pall of monstrous atoms

Love her for her twists 
Love her course unfurled 
Happy is he happy is he 
Who loves this brilliant world. 

19/05/18