As if speaking were not enough,
I sat beneath your window:
Field of summer reeds,
Dry and brittle needs.
You clutch handfuls
Elbow them into corners.

Was that your voice? What to avoid?
We must guard against such sudden flames.
As if speaking were not enough,
I sat beneath your window:
Field of summer reeds,
Dry and brittle needs.
You clutch handfuls
Elbow them into corners.

Was that your voice? What to avoid?
We must guard against such sudden flames.