through western nights
at bus stops
in lanes
by canals
on airfields
and the gallows of tears
And then you came
through the forlorn cities of Europe
I recognized you
I set out the table for you
with wine with bread with mercy
but imperturbably you turned your back
you detached your sex laid it down on the table
and without speaking a word
with your own smile
abandoned the world”
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