PRINCE AMONGST MEN 1974.

A MAN AND A WOMAN AT A STOCKHOLM BASE CAMP IN1974

There was a knife fight
in Stockholm the night before
and next morning
Dalya says to me

did you see it?

yes I was a few feet away
just broke out
like a struck match
two guys near me
began pushing
and one drew a knife

what did you ?

sold tickets

no really ?

nothing I just moved out
of harms way
and wondered what
it was about
there was a dame nearby
so maybe they
were fighting over her
I say

was she screaming?
Dalya asks

no she was saying
stop it
and don't be fools
and such words

and did they?

no they kind of
encircled each other
then a siren went off
and cops came
and they melted
into the crowd
and I walked on
to the nearest bar
for a beer and smoke
where were you?
I ask

looking for you
you weren't where
you said you'd be
I met that Polish
mother and daughter
and we went off
in the city and yes
it was ok
but I wanted
to meet you
I couldn't invite them
into my tent could I?

guess not
anyway we can
go off today
in the City
and maybe I can
enter your tent tonight
now the German girl's
gone off
with the Aussie
I say

I'm promising nothing
she says

so we went into the City
on a bus about 10
and I felt
like a prince
amongst men.