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HE SAID SHE SAID



HE SAID

EVERYTHING I SAY HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID
THE ECHOES FILL MY EARS BEFORE I OPEN MY MOUTH

SHE SAID

THEN SAY NOTHING
BUT LISTEN TO MY QUESTION

HE SAID

BUT THERE IS SO MUCH I NEED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU

SHE SAID

EXPLAIN TO ME ONLY ONE THING

HE SAID

ALL RIGHT
I FEEL EVERYTHING YOU FEEL

SHE SAID

I HAVE FELT NOTHING SINCE WE MET
NOW ANSWER MY QUESTION

HE SAID

BUT ALL THE OTHERS
YOU TOLD ME YOU FEEL ALL THE OTHERS

SHE SAID

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU
YOU MUST TELL ME SOMETHING ELSE

HE SAID

I FEEL EVERYTHING EVERYBODY ELSE FEELS

SHE SAID

THAT IS TOO INTERESTING TO BEAR

HE SAID

AND STILL YOU LAUGH AT ME

SHE SAID

I FEEL NO URGE TO LAUGH

HE SAID

OF YOUR URGES I KNOW NOTHING

SHE SAID

YOU KNOW AT LEAST I NEED TO BE WITH YOU

HE SAID

I KNOW YOU DO NOT

SHE SAID

I DO
ONCE A WEEK

HE LAUGHED AND SAID

YOU EXAGGERATE

SHE SAID

BUT WHEN I AM WITH YOU
I FEEL I NEED TO BE ALONE

HE SAID

THAT IS TOO INTERESTING TO BEAR

AND THEN SHE SAID

I NEED TO BE ALONE NOW

HE SAID

BUT YOU ARE ALONE NOW
DO YOU THINK I DO NOT SEE THAT?
DO YOU THINK ME A FOOL?

SHE SAID

HOW COULD I EVER THINK YOU A FOOL?

AND THEN SHE SAID IT

I THINK YOU DO NOT EXIST

HE SAID NOTHING

SHE SAID

NOW ANSWER MY QUESTION
- AM I CRUEL?

HE SAID

I AM DEAD

SHE SAID

BUT AM I CRUEL?

HE SAID

WHAT MUST A DEAD MAN SAY?

SHE SAID

I DO NOT MEAN TO BE CRUEL

HE SAID

HOW COULD I EVER THINK YOU CRUEL?

SHE SAID

WHEN YOU SPEAK I HEAR SO MANY DIFFERENT WORDS

HE SAID

MY TONGUE GREW FORKED WHEN IT MARRIED YOURS

SHE SAID

THE CLOSER YOU COME THE MORE YOU INSULT US BOTH

HE SAID

I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO NO-ONE SINCE I MET YOU

SHE SAID

BEFORE ONE OF US WEEPS I WISH TO LEAVE

HE SAID

YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR US BOTH

AND HE RAPIDLY ROSE BUT LINGERED TO TOY WITH HER EAR



ROMANTIC FEELINGS - acrylic on canvas


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