—LOOK AT US, HIDING BEHIND OUR WINE GLASSES

  

A  d  a  g  i   o

 

 

I kiss you 

larghissimo 

adagissimo 

largo lento

larghetto

adagio

I kiss you

in dog years 

in Memphis

Mandan

Mauritius 

March May

Mars

Mercury

on a sacred 

pew in 

St. Petersburg

the Metro

the Louvre

in a cab 

bath

booth

a blind fever 

in a coma 

in concert 

with yourself 

or your 

persistent demons

I kiss you 

yesterday forever

tomorrow 

Tuesday Wednesday-

stay-in-bed

I kiss you 

Friday-heart attack

I kiss you

too soon

too early 

or late

at your funeral 

or mine 

I kiss you 

kiss you 

kiss you 

can you feel them

my lips moving 

eager as 

love itself

leaping from 

this shore

to yours