far from emulsifiers
we are the regular little mono sodiums
the poetic baulking agents
when performance is thin on the ground
stick us in the mix
of a vacant stage
stir it up and toss the pages violently
so as to shock
drop a good couple of shots
down the neck
garble your words and the what the heck attitude
it makes up the numbers
on the lonely stage
performance poets can be thin on the ground
if when in a large lard tub
you spread them around
so count on the hardcore
when things need, well, a little bit more
than
highbrow eye lid closing time