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207 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2004
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You live but for a while
and time —
is a transparent pearl
filled with breath
and furniture is sharp-edged
and flesh — delicate
and the earth — flat all over
and heaven — inaccessible
love is a word
brain — a metal box
wound up everyday
with the silver key of illusion
of curiosity to learn
of thirst to know
of desire to shine
of stubbornness to exist
and pity is a frail flower
a delicate flower
which blossoms in dreams sometimes
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I can't say with a word
not with a word do I yearn
but with my arms
embracing space
but with blood
overflowing my arms
you are in my heartbeat
echoing itself
returning to itself
remembering forever
in me you rise
most deeply
and each breath
which freezes solid in the cold
reminds me that you are
that again you have left me