did you know- it's our anniversary
of when you told me about her?

i reacted in shock but tried not to show it
and expressed only delight at your
prospective relationship

it fell apart quickly
but not before we did

now, a year later,
do you remember?

I just know that I know nothing
Is what I tell myself ever morning
And throught a lifetime of incertitude
It shall help you find amplitude.

I just know that I know nothing
The ignorance is crushing
But recognizing it does no harm
As it makes your life calm.

Not knowing does not make you benighted.
Discerning it makes your soul ignited

Starlight, quite bright,
Shining in the dark, tonight,
Give a light 'til darkness, fright,
And hide away, from me.

I don't want the world
I don't want your gold
All that I want / is to sit beside your throne
So here I wait / on the floor
And here I'll wait / forever more
There is nothing / of which I'm sure
Except that I / want to be yours

sculpt me,
young artist
I am your brother
and you are gold
an effigy of
the purest
beauty
Giganti
Jeune Fille a la Gerbe
even your art
I take from you
out of
admiration
I find you
your svelte figure
bending into
the air
your hands
like magic
pricking my fingers
whatever you do
is mine
whichever way
your body turns
is my path
to confusion
ah
Camille
you are splendid
in your task
your caprice
molds the clay
your being
melts my
heart
let me sign
your body
for my
own

the day shone
when you filled
your lungs
with the breath of
my love
so long ago but my thoughts
visit you
from time to time
and I see how I have
changed