Words wide night
somewhere on the other side of this wide night
and the distance between us
I am thinking of you
…the room is turning slowly away from the moon
this is pleasurable
or shall I cross that out and say
it is sad?
in one of the tenses I sing
an impossible song of desire that you cannot hear
…la lala la
see?
I close my eyes and imagine
the dark hills I would have to cross
to reach you
for I am in love with you and this
is what it is like, or what it is like in words
by Carol Ann Duffy