Augie March

There Is No Such Place

There is no such place, 
o yes i have seen it too 
just a little different from how you do, 
a river winding blue among the dunes 
and a marble bed 
a sun that doesn't set but settles. 
there is no such place. 
if i lower mine to yours 
would you kiss me on the face? 
if you're looking for an unmarked place, 
there is no such place 
Blasted in appearance and 
a composite of fearful minutes 
frozen in the waking instant 
longing, things i long for, 
peaceful nights, 
strangers at the door, 
o come in, come in, 
you've been here before. 
there is no such place, 
so perhaps we have a reason 
for our long and falling face, 
above all it would be warm 
but we would keep our heads all 
clear as winter, storms would be 
a sight to make us shiver 
but without the chill 
of thinking all is hither-thither 
Longing, 
things i long for, 
peaceful nights, 
strangers at the door, 
o come in, come through the door, 
you've been here before, 
you've been here before 
there is no such place, 
o yes i have seen it too 
just a little different from how you do, 
a house upon a hill with no windows 
just a can upon the sill 
to catch your tears 
to feed your garden.