Dylan 80th Jubilee Arrow On The Doorpost Cut-Up

Dylan 80th Jubilee Arrow On The Doorpost Cut-Up 

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Ma you give me that bleeding heart disease
On spiral staircases riot squads are falling 
naked and numb I can't remember Noah
I cease to exist shifting every grain of sand

stars exploding this land is condemned
Corrupted seed whirlpool tempest blues
Love sick desolation the moon is hidden
Masters Of War fight in Caribbean winds

My right hand drawing the wireless radio
I came here naked to cross the rubicon
jealous monk sniffing electric Cinderella 
Little boy lost going to Desolation Row

my worst enemy is the neighborhood bully 
put in writin' you cease to exist in shadows
Foot of Pride came down on a skinny leopard 
Burden More than I can bear It's not dark yet

see the unknown insurance men riding
following the river I rearranged their faces
sniffing drainpipes Nero you must confess 
Million Miles from home wont play games

vengeance satisfied her cyanide hole 
Deaths body turned into cold iron running
eyes fixed upon phantom sexlessness 
Local loser Angelina I will find the Key

Dr. Filth waking in the shadows after dark 
I came to get away from mystical Sara 
You gotta lot of nerve my Brownsville girl 
I ain't lookin' for your hurricane Mr. Jones

sticking in your pants tight-rope walker
calypso singers in pieces march in ponds 
God's angels restless will blame giants 
Joey don't you hear the slow train coming?

pretty Miss naked fighting with Robin Hood 
gods flowing mermaids tangled up in blue
She lost her bottom in a whirlpool of lies
On a night like tonight hidden stars explode
 
Sailors running making love to drain pipes
Fishermen killed between satan's window
my soul turned Romeo into a doorknob 
In midnights garden I need a shot of love
 
Highwater rising' watching the river flow  
humanity not dark yet going to Key West 
Titanic winds sail through Gates of Eden 
Down in the flood trying to get to heaven

Betty's pipes explode my consciousness 
In Scarlet Town pray for time out of mind 
I followed the river trying to get to heaven
Begging for mercy down on Desolation Row 

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Dylan floated down from the clouds and said Burroughs is giving me a break from Kerouac, and I am to cut up Bob's songs. Dylan then dissolves into his blue eyes, which fly into space and become shooting stars.

Mr. Tambourine Man comes with a leather pouch containing Dylan songs. He throws the words to the heavens, and they become stars. Words fall from the heavens like a firework display landing at my feet. I then copied the words on a gold tablet as they appear here on Desolation Row.

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© David Arndt 2022

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