and a violent softness)
that's drowning
(and there's lucidity
which takes me under)
like a calming touch
but there's nothing to be done;
all is desperately reaching
for the hands that were once there
with their violent softness
(which was nothing more)
than a rouge tenderness
of a still night
and i can still hear
the heartbeat
(creaking)
through the ribs you
let me cling
to when i
(needed to
and especially when
i
didnt need) to
or want to
please, tell the usher
to show me to my seat;
the stars are ( unalig)ne d
and youve set the table
for a show.