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