Dream Song 45: He stared at ruin. Ruin stared straight back

John Berryman

Dream Song 45: He stared at ruin. Ruin stared straight back
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I stared at ruin & ruin stared straight back—
I thought we were old friends there in bed
As I felt him up and felt him go down

It felt so familiar being with him—
Like all those lost rich secrets, the ones
I thought I lost way back there in the ruins
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Once again crossing our paths—
Unsigned letters where eyes once met
In some strange crowded Asian city

Directionless at midnight—
Trembling to a telephone's last entreaty
To come back to me one last time
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Reaching the wrong decision again—
Realizing we weren’t friends anymore
He didn’t wanna know me anymore

This time I was a stranger—
Making amends for all the imposters
Wanting to make it stick but well