Bearded Soothsayer
Another night again in this city and I find myself
Dizzy and drunk again as the new season beckons me in.
Find the smiling eyes of friends and a wall of shining shelves
Filled with liquor bottles that pass into glasses copious with loving
Glances and chances.
Where could we ever go?
Glances and chances.
Surely everyone must know
That such a daydream for another life
Could never be what’s true,
But I can’t stop my mind from wondering
If I’d strike gold discovering you.
The cobbled streets are smiling
With tonight’s October air.
Romantic seasons start me wondering
About the patterns of your hair.
If I ran my fingers through it gently
Just as I always do for him.
If this world were crafted slightly differently,
I could release my inhibitions
And so easily take you in
For just one honest night
Of more than glances and chances.
Start with mime dancing at 3am
Of more than glances and chances
How do I let you in?
Life and I, we don’t agree these days
On much but where I’ve stood
But I can’t help my heart from wandering off to bed warm next to you.
Do beards caress or scrape my face?
A little fluff would never harm a soul.
Just close the space
Cue the music
Just a little closer
Faster moving
Just inches from breath
Move faster, do it
Just take the chance
Move swiftly through it
Just find your breath
He wants you surely
Just do, don’t think
No one can see you
Discretely, stop.
Who is he, after all?
Suddenly we both feel small.
You glance around.
It’s not this easy
I plant my feet back on the ground.
Come down
down
down
From the clouds up there!
It’s 3am, I’ve been drunk since one,
Aching with love of autumnal fires
Dancing, swinging drinks and fanciful fun
Beside those I know will always remind me
Of this kaleidoscope vision of two hearts pounding one.
Reminders that I will never be alone
And these secret moments we will both forever own.
I hail my cab unaware of what we could ever be.
