A lifetime ago
On a mountain covered with snow
An empty ski-lift swinging overhead
He deflowered her.
The crazy pumping of their hips
Synchronized to the clanking of the empty chairs,
Around, around, around again,
Slot machines pumping
diamonds and aces and crowns, three in a row, jackpot,
Hearts bursting, snow gathering, pooling, cooling warm places
Undetected, overtaken by other sensation
Processing, processing everything felt
Blood mingled with melted snow
On a mountain
A lifetime ago.