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 34-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Narrow
She used to have smooth blonde hair
she still does
but it doesn’t matter any more
A man might think she’s singing
while she braids her hair
she is not
she braids her hair while she sings
A smile like a snake’s mouth
make a snake’s eyes narrow
mud dries on my skin
on the bank of this river
Born
don’t remember
I learned to hate
pulled Judy’s hair
I tried to stab the corsage into my heart
A smile like a turn in a wide wide river
mud dries on my skin
on the bank of this river
“Narrow” from Jarred Up (K, 1993) (download):
