Caroline & Claude

a poem

claude is such and introvert and that’s no word of a lie
he never wants to go out with me and i always ask him why

he says “i just want to be alone” but that makes no sense to me
because to me being alone is the worst place to be

see I am quite the opposite of claude, an extrovert at heart
i thrive in the company of others, it helps me with my art

for me i want to soak up the heat of the day; but claude doesn’t
like being too hot, he’s quite content with simplicity, and i on the other hand am not

so yes, we are opposites, probably as opposite as can be
and sometimes i find myself asking “what the fuck does this kid have in common with me?!”

cos he’s got blue eyes and I have brown
he’s at home while I’m in town
he drinks juice while I drink wine
and he’s still at school - I mean some of the time

however there is one thing I should say
yes we are very different, but we are also much the same

see claude and I love fashion, we love putting together cool looks
and there’s other things we have in common too; like the same taste in books

so sit back and enjoy. as i take you down memory lane
it starts with a little claude and caroline singing songs to their mumma jules and papa wayne

see, our grandma was a singer in india
And our father sings too
i do believe it’s in our blood
this is what we were born to do

a beautiful childhood we’ve had, spent between adelaide and sydney
claude prefers the quiet suburbia, i prefer the city

before we move along i want to preface this my saying
until this point we had only known joy, but only around the corner; a great sadness was waiting

at just 17 and 21
we said goodbye to our beautiful mum

now lets move right along before I start to cry
among this time of 2020’s uncertainty caroline and claude was born and here is why

we came to realise that music felt like therapy it was something we would need
along with the unconditional love from our precious friends a loving family

see the music we make and the art we create
all comes straight from the heart theres no sliver of fake

you’ve made it to the end, here’s a round of applause

love and best wishes

Caroline & Claude
xx