Poems
and Lyrics of love,
life and self.
It is my belief that every writer of lyrics longs to put his art into poetry, and vice versa, the poet dreams of writing a piece comprised of verses, bridges and choruses. I wrote my first poem, 'October,' in 1987. When the Slacker Anthem single came out in May 1995, I made mention in the liner notes that I had planned to publish a book called 'Beds of Prose,' not actually knowing that prose was long form writing, and not poetry as I'd guessed. I included a bonus poem with Slacker Anthem, 'Journey to Infinity,' which was included in the book that was eventually published in June 2010, fifteen years later.
The book was published under the title of 'Carnal Wreckage: Poems and lyrics of love, life and self,' and was an extensive collection of my writing from 1982 to 2010. Some of the works included have been recorded, and I will make note of which. The book hasn't sold as many copies as something like 'Castle Lake,' but I have been pleasantly surprised over-all, and at book shows people always find a favorite piece or two. The book also earned me my very first review, which was in January 2013 in Scene Magazine from London. Here is the review in it's entirety.
Alphabetical list of poems and lyrics (and recording notes)
Accidents will happen
All a Dream
All I want to do (Recorded by Counterpoint, 1990)
Anyway
Armageddon days have arrived
Armageddon for beginners (Recorded by Saint Judy, 1994)
Beached
Bitter taste
Booted and spurred
Burn into you
But for your memory
Carthage
Chimera number three
Cleansing
Closure
Come hither
Curious thought, A
Empire building
End of the world, The
Familiarity not love
Fucked over and standing alone
in the rain
Gray days are here again
Grief bureau, The
Grudge fuck
Handmade halos
Hold me
Honour and shame
If tomorrow comes
Implode (Recorded by Owen, 1995)
I stand accused
It doesn’t mean anything
Journey to infinity
Kicked in the balls
Killer in me, The
Lamb eater, The
Last in line, The
Live for the now
Love or something like it
My cruel executioner
My former Gemini
New faith, A (Recorded by Saint Judy, 1994)
No reason or rhyme
October
Only one, The
Other side of tomorrow, The
Perfect strangers
Prey time (Recorded by A Date With Judy, 1993)
Pure
Ringlets (Recorded by A Date With Judy, 1993)
Rope burn
Safe
Saltwater
Save me (Recorded by Owen, 1996)
Sex ruined us
Situation
Slash and burn
Sleepwalk year
Soul killer
Sound of my heart, The
Stained (Recorded by ABS Absolute, 1989)
Sticky stuff (Recorded by A Date With Judy, 1993)
Still (Recorded by Owen, 1996)
Story of my life, The
Surreal (Recorded by Owen, 1996)
Thousand tomorrows, A
Thursday ramblings
Time hasn’t changed you at all
To a fault
To flame
Tomato
(Recorded by Owen, 1995)
Tomorrow
Uninhibited (Recorded by Owen, 1995)
Untitled untouched
Useless memories
Weak at heart
Weighted words
What are you thinking?
Who will you blame when I’m gone?
Windows (Recorded by Owen, 1995)
Winter heart
You complete me
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