The cherry red tip of ash falls from her cigarette to make love with a dry autumn leaf and set the forest ablaze.

To have kept you Would have cost me Nothing To have lost you

I have been proud I have considered myself wise I have thought that I was Far above The failures of others

One year ago We were nearly lovers One year ago The closest of friends One year ago

You’re still My favorite person A thing Impervious to change Your memory

REST! REST! REST! It is finished he has said put no faith in your own hands

I never told you a lie I was honest from the start You knew about my wife You knew who I was You accepted the facts

Self Determination It’s never free There is always a cost Self determination Requires

The million incandescent bulbs that line Gibbs St from Barrett Place to Main go out just after midnight. Stragg… smokers sit or stand in the alley

You are a pain I can’t put out of… You are an ache I can’t cease to… The momentary joy worth limitless… Knowing the pain that was before m… I chose to embrace that momentary…

Never again Will I be the means Used to deal my love an injury Never again

This is where I am Though I fail to treasure it I am still right here

I want you Out of my head Out of my heart I want your memory To leave me be