May Day - Peter von Poehl

May Day is rioting in the streets

The corner shop is closed;

The pier had been torched

The act of creation changes skin

It should be time to buckle up

And time to break up

It is the first of May

And, for once, I feel quite okay

Try to pinch me if you dare

But this time I’m not going anywhere

Bonnie and Clyde have disappeared;

There’s confusion in their nest

I can feel it in your chest

I’ll protect you

From chlorophyll and peels

Overshadowed by this light

I promise you’ll be alright

It is the first of May

And, for once, I feel quite okay

Try to pinch me if you dare

But this time I’m not going anywhere

May Day is rioting in the streets

Getting ready for the fight —

But i promise you’ll be alright

It is the first of May

And, for once, I feel quite okay

Try to pinch me if you dare

But this time I’m not going anywhere