ask
her
ask
when
(ask and
ask
and ask
again and)ask a
brittle little
person fiddling
in
the
rain
(did you kiss
a girl with nipples
like pink thimbles)
ask
him
ask
who
(ask and
ask
and ask
ago and)ask a
simple
crazy
thing
singing
in the snow
outoft heli gh tthatco versme
bla ckasth epitf rompol etopole
ithan kwhat everg odsmay be
form yincon querab lesou
linthef elllclu tchofcir cums tance
ihav enotw in cednor crieda loud
unde rtheblu dgeoni ngsof chance
myhe adi sbloody butunb owed
beyon dthisp laceofw rathandt ears
loom sbut thehor ror oft heshade
andye tthem enac eofth eyears
find sand shal lfindmeu nafraid
itmat tersno thowstr aitth egate
howch argedwi thpun ishme ntthes croll
iamth emaste rofmys hip
ia mthe captain ofmys oul
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