if a bird
lands on your shoulder
that means there’s
a song to sing

and if a bird
falls dead at your feet
that means there’s
nowhere to run

and if a bird
flies away
that means you did
the best you could

and if a bird
stays for the winter
that means you’ve
finally found within you
that invincible summer

you know the one

i don’t know anything
about love
i only know
that it’s a four letter
word
with so much potential

love walked on the moon
before any of you
laid your eyes upon it
and love got drunk
on itself
before any of you
took a sip of that wine
and when love finally
makes its way home
it will be before you
but only in order to wait
for your arrival

you sit by
the light of the window
and i see that
there is a light in you
and you look out
at that summer-time view
and i only look at you
because from where i’m standing
and from what i’m seeing
it’s always summer
and nothing else

if you want to slip me
a little something special
for the long ride home
go ahead

whether it’s love
or hate
is entirely up to you

forget about being loved
just shrug off your coat
slip into the fog
and let the wild green things
have you
and let the rainy black nights
drown you
and when you awake
in the morning
let everything that is not you
rise with the morning sun
and leave this world behind

the bottom
of the river
is only
the beginning
and there is
nothing wrong
with drowning