Who is this gorilla
And why is this sad fellow
Searching for a flower
That last night fell upon the floor?
And where is all the music
Promised for our marriage
The carriage lit by candles
Or the candle lit by God?
And who are you, Majestic
Standing there so sternly
Mocking me in tandem
With a cat that holds my tongue?
Space diamond, once I said it
It was sailing through the ether
Like a prayer without true fervor
Or inspiration to make it home
So dance then, if we must die
Fling me across your shoulder
Though heavier than doldrums
Pretend that I am light
And when the night is over
My white garden lover
Let's return to the river
Let's paint it black as blood
'Dear Jesus,' he's not absent
Unless we keep on trying
To make a dead man's ceremony
Tick in time with ours
Sweet mistress, once I touched you
It was like witnessing a murder
Of every false ambition, guile
That stood between us and home