it's coming up on closing time
and everybody knows it
in a way that has nothing to do with clocks
or watches
or the ticking off of hours
there's that drifting knowledge
that it's now or never
over the sweat-sheened booze-slicked dance floor
they know
in the hungry shadows
in the frantic flailing coloured lightshow
they know
the last dance
the last chance
to not go home alone tonight
and all the reasons why not seem to dissipate
in the morning it might seem like compromise
but now
right now
it's fate
it's perfect
it's bass-driven smoke-swirled strobe-lit destiny
salvation for the night
between forgiving thighs
and it doesn't matter that they don't know each other
and maybe never will
it's enough that they're here
the right time the right place
as lipstick smears on strangers' lips
and a hundred promises are made
that will fade to hungover forgeries at daybreak
at this moment in time
they're the best and worst that people can be

I don't dance any more.
Don't or can't.
Doesn't matter.

Vegas or Valhalla

You were concerned about the weight I'd lost.
You were worried by my pallor.
But I'm doing fine,
I've joined the line
for Vegas or Valhalla.

From start to end, from birth to death,
from alphas to omegas:
it's set in stone,
our story's known
from Valhalla to Vegas.

I've known you low in opulence
and I've seen you high on squalor.
This losing streak
will reach its peak
in Vegas or Valhalla.

I've turned my back on fear and faith
and all those things that plague us.
I'm running late,
but I'll meet my fate,
be it Valhalla or Vegas.

I've had my fill of cowardice
and I'm tired-out with valour.
My godless prayer:
I'll see you there,
in Vegas or Valhalla.

For good or ill,
I'll love you still
in Vegas or Valhalla.

I've been a member for a little under 2 full days, so I feel compelled to write something vaguely blog-shaped. I am however tired and achey and on a lot of meds, so don't expect anything too profound or articulate.

I'd like to say a quick thanks to all the people who've got in touch, sent friends requests or commented on my photo set in the 'hopefuls' section since I became a member on Saturday morning. A big thank you also to Mr Ellis for taking time out of his busy schedule of writing, smoking and hating to leave such a lovely comment on the set.

All in all, I think I'll like it here, and hopefully I'll have something more interesting to say at a later date after some sleep.