Welcome I am the snake The Balladeer
A viper when the skull is worn away
The human skull by loneliness……..by fear
And a strange distancing from home as say
What you will……..friend but this is a strange bay
That meets no port when……..your skull’s worn
Lonely to nothing here and here you stay
The viper you have always been is born
But I have difficulty being clear
And leave my thoughts unfinished……..every day
I’ve prayed for you to come……..you couldn’t hear
But who of us which liar will claim to pray
Only to whom can hear……..or anyway
For my replacement……..you to come……..forlorn
-ly prayed now……..though you then were formless clay
The viper you have always been is born
Oh……..watch my sockets if……..I shed a tear
Step back a yard or two……..my tears have a
Corrosive quality you stand too near
My joy will melt your skin……..my sorrow play
-ing down my cheeks removed my cheeks……..they lay
Dust-colored in the dust like clumped hair shorn
Off……..or the Moon’s welled teardrops……..it’s okay
The viper you have always been is born
My pain is no more yours……..than any ray
That burns the Moon’s……..face is the Moon’s no……..mourn
The company you now can’t keep……..today
The viper you have always been is born