Law and Order
Last year I was introduced to you-
I mumbled something like "How do you do?"
Dressed in robot-red, and rubber black,
Your shape gave me my first heart attack.

You took me under your rubber wing
You took me down in your submarine
You took me to your breast and I fell asleep
You exposed me to the monsters of your deep

I want out, I want out, I want another start
I want law, I want order, inside my heart

(Why did you) drag me down so very far?
(Why did you) show me who you really are?
(Why did you) pickle my head in a poison jar?
(Why did you) trap my body in your smashed up car?


Jonathan Handley
1978-05-01