Hydrants

Between the hydrant and the house fire Above the gardens and cement We cede the fight, we call a draw And lean ourselves against the fence Loving is easy, loving is easy In a car to the coast But tremors come quickly To level the streets And us, with the end of the world at our feet We lie in a twin bed, like two small sardines And I whisper all of my feverish thoughts Then you double over and kiss me with ease And we float on like cosmonauts Loving is easy, loving is easy On your way to the earth Comets come softly To fracture the vale And us, with the end of the world at our tail Six months together, and three months apart Our cell phones, like two cups, a string and two hearts Our voices are shaking, and we muddle the words I listen outside for the birds Loving is easy, loving is easy On the porches in June But winter comes quickly To cover the green And us, with the end of the world at our feet In the fortresses of solitude I call to you from depths un-mined You hold me and we get in line To drink another day like wine You hold me and we get in line To drink another day like wine