jupitersterrain four

friends should share said the snow 
queen taking my muff 

an she tried to piece together the broken 
mirror of her brothers heart 


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and you'd have to pretend not to have any 
ambitions to get the job or hide your 
qualifications and stuff 

and yeah I'm totally devoted to working my 
way up in this company when you 
were not 


11am 

and then there was Mondales jewellery packing 
in the East End 
was the most fun place to work 

these black guys 
starting a Unity revolution 
an always the radio on 
and laughing and all these old ladies
gathered round me and 
tole me never get married they looked so earnest 

an the bitchiness was more amusing 
you know a girl would bitch at you and 
then wait for a response like 
as if she was just testing you out 
to see if you were her frien 

an they'd test you out
to see if they could order you about 
and stuff and their parties were full of bitchiness and joy 

like on East Enders 
and more lyrical you know 
the telly doesnt really capture 
how people give each other attention 

squaring up to you so you have 
to take notice 

maybe even closing in so you can 
feel them breathe 

to see if you were scared 
if you had something to hide 
an whats so special about her that 
she's overworke .... 

like they're sort of dancing round you
i really loved those girls 
they were slightly younger 
than me and a bit of a clique you know 
you couldn't really get into  

an the poetry of it 
like even jus someone saying your name 
as if it was really important 
your name you know ... 

as if it ws a musical 
thing to say your name or 
anthemic names like Alanna ringing in the air 

like people shouting your name 
like they do in a Spanish 
plaza at night