The Way We Were

Rat's teeth    
gleam the smile of a paid-off whore  
pale young limbs flirt with shadow  
carefully gathering panties and bra
a twist of skirt pouting a kiss  
before footsteps lace the stair    
    
And your memory    
ain't dainty at all    
the curse I mutilate with a sneer  
history gnawing happily at my bones  
though our own empire of sex    
lies perished long ago  
    
So what did you expect?  
Me, strutting pig-pie horny  
waiting to fuck dust  
waving my cock until dawn  
fingering my ass  
with not a stocking of yours    
to stroke    
    
Would you have me scream  
'anus eruptus delecto'  
rock and roll naked  
all by myself  
when with so many  
in need of work    
sweet velvet is cheaply bought  
to conquer quickly    
and baggage free
most easily forgotten    
    
It must be time  
to grasp your wraith by the hair  
twist back your head  
pry open your jaw    
and pour a lifetime's worth  
of poison    
down your throat    
    
But do you hear    
that two a.m. ache    
come a slithering through the wall--    
while that same dumb bastard
slumps to the floor    
murdering our song    
again