“I wish that I believed in fate, I wish I didn’t sleep so late. I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders.”
![Waterman safety, jade dragon, letter paper Waterman safety, jade dragon, letter paper](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110237-600x450.jpg)
“Hey blue, there is a song for you, ink on a pin. Underneath the skin, an empty space to fill in.”
![Waterman imprint Waterman imprint](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110292-600x450.jpg)
“You put a big bird in a small cage, it’ll sing you a song, that we all love to sing along, to the sound of the bird that mourns.”
![A vintage Waterman music nib A vintage Waterman music nib](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110254-600x450.jpg)
“When out of a doorway, the tentacles stretch of a song that I know, and the world moves in slo-mo, straight to my head like the first cigarette of the day.”
![The nib, half-retracted, peeks out of the barrel The nib, half-retracted, peeks out of the barrel](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110256-600x450.jpg)
“You have lived and your intelligence is sexy. I wanna know what you’ve got to say. I can tell you taste like the sky ’cause you look like rain.”
![The nib still in the barrel The nib still in the barrel](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110263-600x450.jpg)
“Don’t seem right. I’ve been strung out here all night. I’ve been waiting for the taste you said you’d give to me.”
![Plastic eyedropper, Private Reserve Oxblood ink, barrel Plastic eyedropper, Private Reserve Oxblood ink, barrel](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110273-600x450.jpg)
“And now, my strongest force of habit, my favourite game, my wrecking ball is you. So why stay clear?”
![Yes, the music nib flexes Yes, the music nib flexes](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110278-600x450.jpg)
“Well it’s been a long time, long time now, since I’ve seen you smile. And I’ll gamble away my fright, and I’ll gamble away my time.”
![The nib keeps up with flexing, thanks to the generous flow The nib keeps up with flexing, thanks to the generous flow](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110283-600x450.jpg)
“And on the worst days, when it feels like life weighs ten thousand tonnes, I sleep with my passport. One eye on the back door, so I can always run. I can get up, shower in half an hour, I’d be gone.”
![Line variation galore Line variation galore](http://www.leighreyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1110291-600x450.jpg)
“Like baby’s breath, I’m holding on to air. My lung’s a thief. Should I know you? A stranger though you seem, you feel like home.”