Thursday, October 20, 2011

I Know Nothing about the Rain (with apologies to T.S. Elliott, 9/1/11)

Do you still love me, she asks

fragile moment, simple words

Fear and longing mingled like our breaths

hanging precariously in the air

People talk about the weather

To fill the savage spaces

Empty Silence, empty words

And we talk about the weather

What can I say

What do I know of the weather

Falling gently, scattered drops

What do I know of the rain

Do you still love me, she asks

In the interval between

Falling gently, scattered drops

What do I know of love

And in the rooms the women light as a feather

stand around talking about the weather

And I don't really know what to say

I know nothing about the rain

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