Java Me Darkly Java me darkly, my darling Java me darkly, my love Odin's sperm I soak Satan's spawn I sip Strangling struggling anima into buckets brimming brine I face down this Cerberus and his three heads Sleeplessness, Anxiety, and I-I-I forget What mysteries do you hold? One sip and then? I dive into your muddy waters Sweetened with kisses, bitter with regret I'm waiting for the downfall the freefall with no ripcord the jitters, the shakes I drink you, but you dr-i-i-ve me And I no wanna come down 1 Cup Not perked, but dripped Not gulped, but sipped Straight up, black, liquid shadow Hotter than the tropics, sweaty, forbidden 2 Cup Cream in it, could you cream in it? Mmm, yumm Sugar if you please I like my coffee lumpy 3 Cup Now I'm in for it My head burns, my throat burns, my groin... I can see in the dark! Every word I write is inspired Every word I speak a gem. 4 Cup I count the cracks in the ceiling the jumping sheep are LONG gone leg of lamb, rack of lamb with mint jelly lamb CHOP lamb CHOP lamb CHOP (This would all be very funny if I didn't have to get up at 6 a.m.) 5 Cup I see my landlord rent is due I scream,"How much do you want!" (make "chop" motions to wrist, elbow, shoulder) "Whole ting, gotta come off." 6 Cup I have a vision: A man is standing in front of a microphone, 'This is called "Rain and Coffee". White walls drain the night away like coffee pushing fatigue for later I'm sweetened with memories of kisses bitter with choices, with refusals hard driving in search of blue in the nightmare rain Can't drive forever, thoughts of you not withstanding A truckload of cheap fixes, mother's milk mainlining the legal alienation the only thing - the rush, the false feeling that// love used to give a faux caress, putting nerves like coins, on edge And she rubs my shoulders while telling me This is it, this is the last time her smooth thighs on either side and I'm driving, driving, driving/// I say I love you to the swirling black adding powdered white to soften the blow of the pounding rain.' How much do you want? Whole thing, gotta come off. 7 Cup Nightmares (Traffic noises distorted by Doppler) 8 Cup You will never sleep again You've forgotten to forget Can you help me? I need help. 9 Cup Every nerve like bare electric wires like bare aborigines dancing like barren deserts, hot and dry like memories you can't bear like the scream you can barely contain like teeth bared like you, barely hanging on like 18 wheelers bearing down, bearing down, bearing down on you! Shut Up! Let him sing. Java me darkly my darling Java me darkly, my love Java me darkly my darling Java me darkly, my love.        WangZen