She Said

she said

she said: "somethin' you said tonight is stuck inside my head."

and she said: "i think i'd like to go home with you instead."

i said: "there's only room for one woman in my bed."

then i said: "unless i didn't understand what you said."

we rode our stars inside

in a search for self

we wore the dark to light

like a muses gown

she said: "i'm happy to stand beside you here at the end."

and i said: "thanks for showing me what's meant by friend."

-E. Widmark, P. Gongola