saturnalia

what happened
to that squeaky little voice?

your tiny hands
just barely reach the bottle
so far
the time when
we'd sleep on the beach,
under the stars
gave way
to the drugs, the music,
fast girls, fast cars
always moving,
waking up, not knowing
where you are

i was watchin the sun set
when you kissed me
you kissed me
tried to get my attention
we fell off the edge
gave in
to a wreckless oblivion

what ever happened to romance?

the fearless run off
with all the roses
and blood and sex

what ever happened
to the ghost of saturnalia?

they ran through the streets
with nothing on their feet
or hiding their hearts

what ever happened
to those moist mornings
of coffee and cigarettes
and your naked body,
my aching love?


this town
breathes a cloud
of cold night

and i know,
i know,
that part of you
would love it here
the lights so bright,
the sky so clear.