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The black ghinkos snarl their way up
the moon growls at each bhnking window
the apartment houses climb deafeningly into the purple

A bat hisses northwards
the perilous steps lead to a grate
suddenly the heat is bearable

The cross-eyed dog scratches a worn patch of pavement
his right front leg is maimed in the shape of a V
there's no trace of his nails on the street a woman cajoles

She is very old and dirty
she whistles her filthy hope
that it will rain tonight

Tlie 6th Avenue bus trunk-lumbers sideways
it is full of fat people who cough as at a movie
they eat each other's dandruff in the flickering glare

The moon passes into clouds
so hurt by the street lights
of your glance oh my heart

The act of love is also passing like a subway bison
through the paper-littered arches of the express tracks
the sailor sobers he feeds pennies to the peanut machines

Though others are in the night
far away lips upon a dusty armpit
the nostrils are full of tears

High fidelity reposed in a box a hand on the windowpane
the sweet calm the violin strings tie a young man's hair
the bright black eyes pin far away their smudged curiosity

Yes you are foolish smoking
the bars are for rabbits
who wish to outlive the men

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from Police Po​é​tique / double ex​é​cution, released January 20, 2020
Octave Crash / Frank O'Hara

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Octave Crash Paris, France

Octave Crash se spécialise dans la reprise (de) volée sans filet, tendance anar chic. Au programme, de la poésie, du glam et encore de la poésie, en français, en anglais, en italien...
2 guitares - basse - batterie - un peu de theremine bricolé...
Octave crash est un groupe de scène : trop pingres ou trop feignants pour entrer en studio. ... more

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