Stick a quarter on my tongue
I am a one-stop confessional
Your conscience for a quarter more
Rub your palm across my belly
A smiling fat buddha
Stories for your sleep
Of handswinging lakeside waltzing
Footdipping the silver waves
Ripples of moonlight
Retreat into subjectivity
Suggesting we had smiles
Laughter to lend
To days spent pretending
Remembering
Life and how it never was

8/18/99 9:30 pm