Change (rough draft)

In the upstairs room with those floorboards
An ancient farm
You opened slim arms to me

At the seaside
Surf roaring in our ears
You were beneath me

For hours you called
For me, and I for you
In the tangle of your bed

We walked by glittering streams

Not using any words to speak

I sat next to you
At the dinner
Surrounded by family

In a dress that evening
You were the body of Joy
Love shines in that body

But life changes.

Today I came down the side street and I saw
A man depositing you from your own car, and
You ran, seeing me

You ran around the corner
Thinking - I will not see you

But I saw you turn that corner
I saw him stop for you again
The two of you drove away

In this world I taste bitterness

I knew not what to do
So I overturned the teacup
Let it pour on the street, watched it pour

Tonight, with the gun on the table

I invent a story

This is it :

In the sunlit clouds of Heaven
I will once again hold Your hand

It's true in one way
And in another way

We both know it isn't