L'Orchestre

and the sky fell out from under him
he dabbled briefly
in her napping icons
briefly
they wept together trying to stay young
digging their nails into each others back
both afraid that they sky would fall out from under them
and she was waiting for him
to drop
as he was waiting for her
to drop
small world isn't it
yes
nice to see you again
yes
we've all had too much to drink at one time or another
uh huh
and you are
strange boy
not strange
just young and drunk
i began to wonder if you were real
or just a dream
terribly unsure
very
very
slick
think fast as the rattle of ice cubes as they hit the glass
pulling the cork out of the rum bottle
not bothering to mix anymore
and i must persevere in whatever I'm doing
no matter how hopeless it seems
you think of everything
and she kept telling me
love is no more than the touching of skin
she cried when i left her
and i hated it
i hated the breaking up of things
the departure
the disruption
and i wore a suit for the occasion
which you eventually vomited on
as we stumbled home from the bar
all down my good side
right after we drew a mustache on Hello Kitty
with fire engine red lipstick
that came from your purse
when only earlier that week
i had drawn a hitler mustache on that same Kitty
on some other stumbling night
and i still kissed you
vomit mouth and all
sweaty forehead and all
sick and all
because
if you really see somebody inside
if you really.. truly are on the road to love
you accept
bad cigarette breath
ugly toes
maybe their ass doesn't curve they way you want
you accept them
wholehearted
without question
so we're back to here
waiting for the sky to fall out from under him
but not him
from under her
because midway through this
he realized her problem
her dilemma
is
she has never felt any true pain
which did not directly correspond to her own interest
nothing had ever left her
nothing had ever beat her
nothing had ever devoured her
nothing had ever touched her inside
other than an item that would lead her
to a higher ground
her father never beat her
and her mother never locked her in the bathroom
for extended periods of time
she never saw her mother cry
as dads fist came down into her face
and she never threw herself in between them
because she could never love
and.
and.
and i take it they were born under the right sign
if you rule by the stars,
you don't find it responsible in the things you do
it's the "current"