Life Is Elsewhere

So he offers her his coat In return for her devotion For he loves her like a boat That he keeps out on the ocean He says: “I'll tell you lover That I donâ€t need no otherâ€s arms at all” And as he fixes her a look All the innocence that she misto

You feel the weight of imposition Bear heavy on your own decision, decision Fate to face, they multiply The crush of language And the cedent school ties The subtle angles of tradition, tradition Eton for portent St. Paul's for context Oxbridge for vi

We met on the tenth of March I thought I caught your panic in the railway arch She said we can just pretend Do it many times then I'll kiss your friends And the moment's gonna pass me by in the blink of an eye She passed in the din of June Listening