at three o clock in the morning
it becomes apparent
every face of everyone i've met
becomes transparent
and i know that all we've ever done
and all we've ever been
so offensive
is to mask the truth that you
and i and we...
we are all terrified
this world we have made
our parents made
someone made
that was no begotten
is rotten with trap doors
and we have whispered poison into the ears
of our children as was done to us
if you were right here i would love you
i would pour you my last cup of tea
and we could sit right here till five o'clock
to see the sunrise
and brave another day