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Regardless of the hour

Eager road on grocery night, the

Couch after we shower

Together walking hand in hand

In cozy autumn fashion

On paths where leaves of ginkgo land

Near dusk, but nearer passion

i'd tell him not to take,

& plead he stay the track

"be oh so careful not to break

your loving mother's back"

your gait will lose its rhythm

your nature, too, will change

she'll break your light upon her prism'd

eyes as soft as rain

i'd tell him not to smile

cause laughter turns to tears

remind him there's too many miles

between the hope and cheer

but he does just as he pleases

the moment is his art

the rules of rationality

escape his simple heart

i used to be afraid of death

i was an anxious little kid

i'd check my pulse with bated breath

and try to keep it hid

i don't worry anymore

because i know his name

you never speak the name, of course

but you breathe it just the same

the bright copper kettle gets dirty sometimes

like evenings where tea is replaced with the wine

the pot is no better — a scrubbing is due

about the closing door,

how splinters wound

the heart exposed,

and it's best to wear

an expressionless face

but later as a man

i'd come to understand

there's not a thresh could hold

you find one in every heart

my head and heart are jumbled up

like wine inside a coffee cup

cerebral tannin, ardent heat

i'm drunk inside you, bittersweet

i still recall your sweet bouquet

my fingers smelled of beaujolais

your finish lingered on my tongue

in velvet depths, uncorked and sprung

it's kind of like a mountain

or high upon a hill

you feel just like an eagle

swooping down to make the kill

and then it's like a pit

the faintest light above

you feel just like a rodent when

you're crawling out of love

i love, i love, i love

alas, i fear, i'm barred

so i'll fear and loathe and shove

just like a starry shard

straight toward your fortressed bosom

just like a cannon ball

until you feel your freedom

just like a falling star

so wish upon it, dear

just like a disney tune

dispose of all your fear

and share with me this room

remember each embrace

and cast away your doubts

and don't forget the face

that promised you a house

So long, my dearest friend

Another feigned goodbye

The night is ne'er the end

Until we close our eyes

Relax for me just once

Denude your mind of snares

And bury all your guns,

Your worries and your cares

i'm out in california

sleeping through the day

reaching through the night

for words i want to say

i'm scared i'll never find them

i'm scared you'll pass me by

scared these flaccid words of love

appear as just a lie

so maybe if they're cruel

you'll send me to detention

i'd rather that my words were hard

to garner your attention

but that's just it, you see?

the fractured lens of distance

it blurs the recollection of

your sultry irresistance

a virgin tossed wave on

promiscuous seas,

you say that my heart is

too moonstruck to see

crimson-red parchment,

a bow and some twine,

you think that this love's just

some cheap valentine

i'm humble as ghandi,

but time chooses sides;

your doubt of my love's an

affront to my pride

so take me for longing

or leave me behind,

believe when i tell you

i've made up my mind