To Michael.
love and a cough
As it has been said,
love and a cough
cannot be denied.
even a small cough
even a small love
If you have only a small love, love,
I do not mind.
I will lay bare my soul.
I will pass through
to hear your answer.
Yes. Yes. You call back.
Who are we, anyway?
What do we mean? Or matter?
Are we a we?
I'm not quite sure, and
They don't know, and
We couldn't be sure of it, anyhow.
Your soul dropped down from heaven
then came tenderness.
It was all the same.