A splash shakes my morning dream
Is that a giggle by the mountain stream?
I sneak over to steal a look
I’m straining to muffle my breathing
A woman, or, no—a god?
At play among the river rocks
I slip falling in her lap
When a spirit usurps me, moves my mouth for me I say
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Like testing for something sweat
She takes her tongue-tip across my cheek
And, boneless, I hit the floor
When she flees in laughter with me calling after
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Now I’m glued on her like a moon
Caught in her dark lagoon
And I hum like a dumb machine
Fearing I’ll miss her, my voice, a whisper
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
Would you let me be near you?
credits
from The Ravages of Puberty (part one),
released August 4, 2020
Songs - Connie Danger
Production - Connie Danger & Graham Stone
Drums - Dave Tedeschi
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