TheAmbassadorOfRomanceInVenus's blog: "Appreciating Romantic Friends"

I Only a heartbeat at a time Only a breath from death Only a soft bamboo windchime Carried on the sky's breath II One wants love one needs to be kissed One craves human propinquity Lest the point of it all be missed One who is one is me III At the end now they are alone Pickled and fit to die Soon they will be gone who have known So well to live a lie IV My upbringing was a warning The worthless feel most worth I must get up in the morning And go and save the earth V The lavender ribbon she wore A cloth of gingham check Was like some fruit a lotus bore Delicious on her neck VI Only a stubborn stunted star On a very dark night I never meant to come this far But I still have my light