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The plants have all been watered The tears have all been shed The duende has been summoned The sorrows haven't wed You came into my fortress Alone and unafraid I once gave you my kingdom A hundred thousand stares (A million billion glares) For all the books we've written We can't articulate This deep and profund sadness We loathe and yet embrace A history of injustice Has no season nor end You seem to have forgotten I long for your caress I dreamt my skin was feathers A blessed hummingbird And told to drop from heaven And forced to fall from grace And waiting at the abyss A cage, a love, a nest With you I have recovered The joy, the bless, the faith To feel without the barriers To sex without the shame Your ownerless expression Of loss and love's repair Your heart lies there unburdened Your eyes themselves a prayer You say the words and mean it A dream you can't forget