THE LAST TIME EVER by Gerald England
1 am peering through blackness 2 am i feel your heart pounding 3 am your fingers running up my spine 4 am my beard between your breasts 5 am sun rising over the pyramid 6 am ordering coffee and toast 7 am showering together 8 am locking both suitcases 9 am spreading marmalade on bacon 10 am clouds gather over the street 11 am the sound of steamboats on the river noon black smoke from belching buses 1 pm gunshot heard in the desert 2 pm you tell me not to cry 3 pm at the Art Gallery not looking at portraits 4 pm eating ice-cream in the park 5 pm the drive to the airport 6 pm holding on to your passport 7 pm watching the DC10 climbing 8 pm falling asleep in the departure lounge 9 pm a taxi back to the city 10 pm the silence in the room 11 pm closing the curtain midnight will last for ever.
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