Prince of Omens

the midnight walker will not fail
who writes and think in classic braille
mirrored lightning out of sight
falling in a hero's flight
you move around in footloose tracks
you live in timeless zodiacs

midnight walker standing there
deep inside your conscious lair
saying that you're tightly vexed
all your mental muscles flexed
sending out electric waves
to kings and paupers, fools and knaves

midnight walker do you lie?
is nothing new beneath the sky?
how to face humanity 
and still retain your sanity
so all i've ever asked of you
is when and what i oughtta do

midnight walker got my sign
got my glow and got my shine
you stay inside your mortal maze
you dwell beyond horizons haze
your winks are what becomes the night
your nods turn darkness into light

midnight walker stole the moon
stashed it in a pale cocoon
worried people on the street
know their stroke is incomplete
you have no pity or restraint
you smile at them and then they faint



1978