There was all this talk about Botticelli. There was all this wine in our veins. There was all this rain. And all those people coming and going Through my brain Dancing on the ferry to another shore Changes of scenery, of geography Changes of heart And there was this wall between words, Erected with pain. Will this rain ever stop? Will the summertime Open a window And let the sun shine From inside Through my eyes again After all these years Of waltzing all alone All by myself Amidst the crowds?
In your silent texts your graveled voice causes me to slip, skinning my words, now stinging, bloodied, quiet, and remembering when there were no words. Just us, in our underworld