Lovers
a thousand tiny kisses ... the lovers ... across fictions
Lovers Word __________ the Lover's word is the only word
What rapture is it that makes you sing
your song again the rain pour soaks the earth the pavement
your song again the rain pour soaks the earth the pavement
the trees the walking pedestrian searching here
and there wonders what he is what she is
and there wonders what he is what she is
where she came
along the line of enjambment as the logs push
along the line of enjambment as the logs push
against it -- One man takes advantage of his voice another breaths the circus of his desires
each night I switch and
play from radio to tool
to phone and back there is suspending and spending in the process
play from radio to tool
to phone and back there is suspending and spending in the process
So this goes like your smile goes
the beauty of the earth does
the beauty of the earth does
What voice calls as you hurl
to leap out of the hole
the radio voice from France summons
No you are not wrong
but near and far makes sense not to resent
is new knowing the scope of a limit
like a hand turned the sails flow back to see
what it means when beauty looks that directly
what choice do you make approaching the unafraid one
step out of the bog little Oedipus who jerked off
into his mother's mouth
making pretence the show making failure
the gambit
And you believe in you believed in freedom a seven letter word against which you plyed your trade
accepting break and interruption as part of
the show your show and
something a set of eyes
an arm leaning on a post
hands dangled like set in place captivated your capricious souling the criminal compliment of its tenderness
left you high on the ground way up
there what choice
but to go with it emerge from it
work your way in light
what shows were there waiting
waiting for you to single your way in there
where other women suffered
longing to know the face its penetrating mystery
Like this you were like other men and their heros
Like this you were like other men and their heros
bells sang and tolled your liberty
skipped at its boots there were men
other speaking voices speaking
`go forth and multiply' trying to be true
you had to turn it against you
against him
like the strong waves do the strongest ones curl
you believed the curl foam pushed over the back
you believed the curl foam pushed over the back
a stranger coming to give you news
deeper than what was true
the isolated ones
spoke pulled up
against the commodities
against the commodities
