I gave you a blue stone You said it was green It was special to me You laid it aside Now I miss the stone But you have forgotten about it.
I brought you a jar of peppers Some special mustard Imported ham You had already eaten dinner A week later, the ham was spoiled You never opened the peppers and mustard.
I brought you a handful of straw, Buttercream-colored like a baby's hair Soft, spun from past loves and hope, Wine pressed in my heart by my own hands.
You gave me a room, unfurnished, A garden, dead and brown, A well, neglected and brackish.