GIVE THIS TO HER…

Let me give up the ghost a little while,
Turn the other way,
Commit a smile.

Astringe the swelling for a time;
Distil a sober thought
Instead of mine.

Forget the things that mattered here,
And fall away
As once appeared.

Shave my hair down to the bone,
And stay outdoors
Until re-grown.

And dream about the last of you;
Feel the water sting,
Blame the morning dew.

me.