Sonya
that Parisian street
is still there
no doubt
although whether
that cheap hotel
is still there
is another
question
but we were there
back then
the double
old bed
the bidet
the sink greasy
and the toilet
well less said
the better
but Paris
was good
and we walked
its streets
and ate and drank
in its restaurants
and cafés
and saw
the art galleries
and rode the metro
sometimes for free
avoiding
the ticket collector
and the room
and that bed
and us lying there
the window open
the street sounds
and the smell
of the City
and I
with my Dostoevsky book
and you saying
can't you read
something
more cheerful?
and you lying there
with your blonde hair
spread on the pillow
on the bed
and you talking
of Kierkegaard
and Either Or
or something
about a leap
of faith
and you puking
into the bidet
after the cheap wine
and I reading
and saying
serves you right
but sorted you
later that night
and how we love
the early morning
feel of Paris
the opening
of the window
and wow
there we were
in the city
where Hemingway stayed
and Ezra Pound
and Henry Miller
and others
worth their salt
and we kissing
and embracing
and making
the long love
with moon and stars
and the night sky
up above.
Nov 15, 2014
Nov 15, 2014 at 2:30 AM UTC
Sonya
that Parisian street
is still there
no doubt
although whether
that cheap hotel
is still there
is another
question
but we were there
back then
the double
old bed
the bidet
the sink greasy
and the toilet
well less said
the better
but Paris
was good
and we walked
its streets
and ate and drank
in its restaurants
and cafés
and saw
the art galleries
and rode the metro
sometimes for free
avoiding
the ticket collector
and the room
and that bed
and us lying there
the window open
the street sounds
and the smell
of the City
and I
with my Dostoevsky book
and you saying
can't you read
something
more cheerful?
and you lying there
with your blonde hair
spread on the pillow
on the bed
and you talking
of Kierkegaard
and Either Or
or something
about a leap
of faith
and you puking
into the bidet
after the cheap wine
and I reading
and saying
serves you right
but sorted you
later that night
and how we love
the early morning
feel of Paris
the opening
of the window
and wow
there we were
in the city
where Hemingway stayed
and Ezra Pound
and Henry Miller
and others
worth their salt
and we kissing
and embracing
and making
the long love
with moon and stars
and the night sky
up above.
BOY AND GIRL IN PARIS IN 1973.
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