Once were

[Keith]

I awoke with different stripes
finger-painted on my hide, scratch marks ?
the sort that only show when your eyes are closed. very sensual if scratch marks

Shouts and flashes built my box fame
and I am independent of the floor
I once commanded, treading the boards

a transportable label that others know
by osmosis rather than effort, as they spongers on the fame
absorb the quiddity you stapled to the bill. nice line once the free lunches have gone you find real friends

Fragments of me leave
in iMemories. Collected and centrifuged, web down loads, sound bites, poetry collected and made pure ?
they would yield nothing but sludge: although I like the line it implies that its all just sludge so you must be talking about someone else
omitto tacitus

Very much enjoyed Leanne if I'm way off then I like my version better than yours. Best Keith