(A lone voice whispers)
In silence
On Kings Street
I once found my second heartbeat
Wrapped in paper blue
Selling roses
Stacked in red and pink lines
Of two by two
My love climbed out of my skin like a supernatural ghost
Knocked on her hearts door
And pleaded to be let in
Her soul said yes
And we lived blessed
We shared speeches on sunlit beaches
Reached heights of such magnanimity
Its beautiful frequency must now hurtle like a ray of light
Throughout eternity
We sat on front porches
Watched the world stroll by
Smiled as the honeysuckle sun
Rose to scorch us
Two burning candles
Emanating such light
Until the air force of mosquitoes
Came out to rule the night
We raised our hands
In unison
Entwined fingers
Adorned with two matching golden rings
And retired
As the choirs of garden
Crickets began to sing
Slept with peace
In the same bed
Now we were wed
But then came
The Narley Man
Came in silence
To Kings Street
Looking for a second heartbeat
One wrapped in paper blue
Selling roses
Stacked in red and pink lines
Of two by two
Sent his love like a supernatural ghost
And
Knocked on her hearts door
And pleaded to be let in
And so I'm left to carry on in silence
Filled with thoughts of emotional violence
Such is the power to destroy
Wrapped up in paper blue
Selling red and pink roses
Stacked in lines of two by two
On Kings Street
Who shattered all that once mattered
By the three red letters
Which spell sin
(C)
Copyright John Duffy
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Soledad (S)
A Spanish word meaning lonely.
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