1978-05-18 KK

KK

Unmoved by her candor, passion or maturity
my melancholy carried me thru

How, I wonder, can I share myself with another
when I’m so torn and confused and thin now…
jaded and pensive I said ‘yes’ to her
and showed myself once again

I’m empty … not much more left to share
Rose’s pain, has filled me up and emptied me
She’s gone, and all these others talk in vain

My confusion is so deep, my emptiness so wide
that my lover’s smiles can’t find me inside.

gallagher

05-18-78

Long Beach


— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

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