while the wine is running over   we spin out of control   rinse diluted red   dances of the dead   stealing every show     while the band played drunken sailor   guests were eating mistletoe   crushed velvet at the table   mocking Cain and Abel   plastic flowers in a row     and in the darkest night   there were stars in clusters   dizzied by smooth striped tights   well i was flustered- but i tried     still there must be something melting   asphyxiating fumes of fear   raise the golden curtain   positive uncertain   i was perfectly unclear     semi-precious crystal teardrops   chiseled from a heart of stone   marbled walls of pinkish white   twenty/twenty oversight   misdemeanor silicone     and in the darkest night   there were stars in clusters   dizzied by smooth striped tights   well i was flustered- but i tried