Marie

telephone ringing in the dead of night
knock on the door & a deep blue sigh
The dagger, the coffin holding her body
Being lowered into the ground

Longing for her touch & the smell of her hair
Her gentle lips & her eyes of despair
Kissing her feet & ankles & then
Working my way up her legs

All along her thighs from her belly toward her [bad word] Happily floating among her softness
All along her back & then up again
Finally finding her neck

Marie, Marie, this world seems so empty without thee

Oh, Marie, now that you‘re gone
You, my one delight
Who’s gonna kiss your mouth, cheeks & tongue
Each lip & each eye ?

They found you nude & bundled in a sheet of plastic
the night you were taken from me
Feels like I was doused with cold water
& left to freeze in the snow

Oh, Marie, I don’t know where I’m going
But I gotta get there soon
They say losing all hope is freedom
Well, I guess I’m free now