WOMAN SINGING


I left you sleeping I was drunk and pungent the church bell rang I took a walk in the woods the sad oaks near dawn I thought I heard a woman singing was it you with your dark hair and small white teeth if I say a word can you hear me if I kissed your arms would your chest swell like wood in water I was passed out and dreaming I dreamed you said something and I woke ready to respond the light was on the window was open in the dark I filled the tub cut the lights and drank from the bottle when I heard you stagger through the hall and turn on the radio I saw you in my mind’s eye put on your shoes and that dress comb your hair and wish you were gone