A LETTER FROM THE BBC

I got a letter from the BBC
to vanish a million pounds
in an unmarked manila envelope
that smelled of tobacco.

To vanish a million pounds
you need the Piff Paff Puff
that smelled of tobacco
blown in a cloud of Phoenix dust.

You need the Piff Paff Puff
and the breath of dragons
blown in a cloud of Phoenix dust
to distract the public gaze.

And the breath of dragons
engulfed Wood Lane in fire
to distract the public gaze
from the horse drawn hearse.

Engulfed Wood Lane in fire,
splinters of ash kicked off hooves
from the horse drawn hearse
that crackled into the night.

Splinters of ash kicked off hooves
fly and fade like burnt memos
that crackled into the night
becoming darkness and silence.

Fly and fade like burnt memos
in an umarked manilla envelope
becoming darkness and silence,
I got a letter from the BBC.