I could tell you how the Square looks
sketched in moonlight;
I know the smell of mist fresh off the river,
and night air that parts like tired curtains,
with wet heat that sighs
and slaps the dock when you move on;
I’ve felt what a saxophone does
to the heart
over water,
and how a man’s voice sounds best after smoking,
but a woman’s is best after ***
There are ghosts in these streets,
but they don’t hunger anymore;
hunger is for the living
not satisfied
with light.
Nov 5, 2011
Nov 5, 2011 at 11:45 AM UTC
I could tell you how the Square looks
sketched in moonlight;
I know the smell of mist fresh off the river,
and night air that parts like tired curtains,
with wet heat that sighs
and slaps the dock when you move on;
I’ve felt what a saxophone does
to the heart
over water,
and how a man’s voice sounds best after smoking,
but a woman’s is best after ***
There are ghosts in these streets,
but they don’t hunger anymore;
hunger is for the living
not satisfied
with light.
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