I heard a Song of Kashmir
& for once,
I understood passion,
the yearning of the heart.

Did anybody feel the Earth move today?

We spin around the sun
running to and fro,
hurtling in space
at twenty thousand
miles-per-hour
and nobody seems
to notice a thing.

Did anybody feel the Earth move
today?

She drinks wine in the morning,
whiskey in the early afternoon
& passes out with brandy.
Some say she's got demons.
But you would too
if your father
bought you
just a lottery ticket
for Christmas,
while giving away the farm
to his new kids,
born to him &
his new wife.

I traced your lips
on my favorite photo,
felt the energy
of your gorgeous smile,
it ran right through me,
took me away
to that sweet memory.

O darling,
do you ever,
do you ever
look at my own picture
& touch my mouth
with your fingers,
'cause
I can taste them
still?