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That Kiss
The day the bombs came
You telephoned
Shall we meet up?
I picked you up
Born again Christian
Waiting in Golders Green
We felt our way
Through the labyrinth of Little Venice
Neither of us knew the way
You bought the wine
And there was a Fireman’s party
Raging upstairs
The sirens scared me
but your presence reassured
We talked of Christ and Istanbul
I could see scars on your palms
Later we danced together
Moving tentatively
Twisted and tied
And at the bar
I saw myself in the reflection
Literal eyes shining
Stone-like with young antiquity
Suddenly you pounced
Ripping out my heart
In one fell swoop
Your dark mane revealed
The crack of light
That burning ray of complicity
That kiss
That night