study in contrast

ten times a lover
in the middle of the night,
as tough as any nail
throughout the day,

ten times a lover,
when we hold each other tight,
as cold as any iceberg,
if she doesn't want to play.

ten times a lover,
when we're all alone at home
as distant as a comet,
inside another zone of time

ten times a lover,
in the Texas blue white sky,
as cool as any music
that made you swing and sway.

June 1982

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