When I used to live there it was boring & even before yesterday It was boring - I mean, even before I knew it was boring, Before yesterday - & if I still Lived there I would probably think it was boring. But today ... Today, here with you standing right in front of me like The body of a shadow or like a shadow naked as a body, Like a woman dressed in a body naked As a shadow, like a shadow undressing before a mirror, like yesterday, Like a mirror with a shadow & a trench coat ... Well, here, today, as We both undo the loose belts of Our shadows, our trench coats, our bodies, here with you ... It's really never boring. Not today, no, & not even before yesterday.
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