Held Once

Listen was all was expected of me
As I hurried on southbound Elizabeth Street
I was dressed like a Capulet
Tired eyed and reticent
Loosen my tie on the passenger seat
She came on like a question mark beckoning me
She would dance 'round the maypole and vanish in the trees
She was chock full of history
Language and syncope
Dawned on me like an epiphany
I am not here
I am acting like a Thylacine
It is unclear
To me
To what end
To what end
I am not here
I am taller than I've ever been
It is unclear to me to what end
To what end
And I held you once
On the borderline
I can still hear you breathing
The sight of the city appears as a foggy outline
And you pulled me in
Where your secret's safe with mine
Where our personal history never gets in
We're a boat that will never capsize
And you kissed me long
I am spinning, shallow breathing, saturnine
And I held you once
On the borderline
I can still hear you breathing
The sight of the city appears as a foggy outline
And you pulled me in
Where your secret's safe with mine
And our personal history never gets in
We're a boat that will never capsize
And you kissed me long
I am spinning, shallow breathing, saturnine