04 February 2011

Hymn: Tupelo Heart

It was a sweaty camping trip
I was there, corduroy shorts
She was there, green eyes

Lots of friends, and noise,
I didn't know her
I knew her friend

I opened my mouth,
small miracles, she opened hers
she didn't walk away

To know her lips
was to know sweetness,
tupelo on the tongue

We said I love you
Not knowing what that meant,
Years apart, I still don't know

Stir the honey in the tea,
she whispers in my ear,
and I remember

5 comments:

  1. Wow. That's powerful.

    I'm glad you remember...even through the pain.

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  2. Cupid's arrow has a long, long trajectory. And it doesn't really need another person to hit its mark eventually (here).

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Don't suffer your crimes
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