Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 27-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Taking The Back Stairs
Bicycle handlebars
scrape across the suburbs
chrome to iron
innocence chips off
You are taking the back stairs
There are desperate harsh attempts
at simplicity by people who know too much
Complicity
You are taking back stairs
The soft white wax of a candle
goes hard when the flame is blown out
You are taking back stairs
