slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
lover long wished for,
come now or never,
come soon or too late
come crookedly to me.
slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
man i've never known,
bend to me tender
cup my jagged heart
tightly against your chest.
slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
let your broken bits
be smooth and gentle
let them not grate rough
upon my open hands.
slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
never to be owned,
see the best in me
do not call it weak
but love it all the more.
slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
man of my late dreams,
come a crooked way
bitter detour path
no meadow, but a wood.
slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
bring a phoenix love
bring a begging bowl
one that doesn't leak
with every offering.
slant-wise, sideways,
come to me now.
build a crooked house,
waning moon above,
build a bentwood bed
to rest our weary souls.
