“I’m a real live wire” by Kent St. John. Portrait of David Byrne, solo artist and lead singer/guitarist of Talking Heads. Listen to Talking Heads, and watch the film “Stop Making Sense” directed by Jonathan Demme.
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You’re A Real Live Wire
by Kyle Dickinson
I’m staring at your house
Wishing it were mine
But you don’t even live there
Just don’t have the time
Rather, you’re:
Washing windows on skyscrapers
Reaching out
To touch new air
Dancing down mine shafts
In shiny shoes
Hair slicked with coal
Meditating on busy sidewalks
Everyone walking around
Registered but unremembered
Floating through space
Taking off your astronaut’s helmet
Shouting
To ears that won’t hear
I’m here
Staring into your house
Reflection in the window
Puts me at your table
And I feel
Alone
Unlike you
Inside your head
Stumble It!
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