i remember your hands
white and strangely cold
asif exposed too often to the moon
i remember your eyes
brown and strangely old
asif exposed too often and too soon
i remember your body
young and strangely bold
asif exposed too often
i remember
i remember how
when you laughed
hotdogmen allover town
burst into song
i remember
i remember how
when you cried
the clouds cried too and the
streets became awash with tears
i remember
i remember how
when we lay together for the first time
the room smiled,
said: ‘excuse-me’,
and tiptoed away.
but time has passed since then
and alotof people
have crossed over the bridge
(a faceless throng)
but time has passed since then
and alotof youngmen
have swum in the water
(naked and strong)
but time has passed since then
and alotof water
has flown
under
your
bridge.