Obsessives from Obsessives by Bob Gaulke

Obsessives

sometimes you know
what you’re doing even when you don’t

getting the blow up
out of the way way up front

someone
taking your heart apart; it’s not her fault

chemical levels
are what it’s all about

obsessives are only
worth a damn when they’re all the way on

pretty, lazy cats
when they’re not

desire’s leaning back
with all she’s got

beauty’s in the eye
of the distracted mind when it’s turned on

obsessives are the only things
that matter in every crowd

protecting the body
sounding an alarm that goes unheard


B7/11/F# | B7 | E9 (no 5) | C#7 | F#7/C# | G#7|D#

• Alternative
• World
• brazilian
• eighties pop
• singer-songwriter
• troubador
• The Bronx