The kind of thing people do to stay together.
Look at us, all dressed up again
at the movies holding hands again
lipstick and perfume again
It’s not that difficult.
Foreign words in black and white
knowing our lines by heart
It’s not that difficult.
Or else,
Us on a stage, in perfect lighting
your voice through a microfone.
and ballroom dancing.
A laugh from across of the room
(It’s not that difficult)
All it takes is two dragons maybe,
or a night at the bar again
where I order the usual and you’re driving.
We lift the jewels from the trash.
We take our bodies somewhere else.