Angel of Bay View, turn to me
I can't speak my heart
but I can sing it shyly
under streetlight, outside
Angel of Bay View
I can’t read a mind
but I can draw it slowly, outside
Heal my earthly body
Go on now, explain to me
how I can be unfolding still
in this third decade
like wings, like weather, like will
Or send two black cats,
slink them to me
through the violets
to curl beside me,
mmm mm
Angel of Bay View, be with me
Lead me tenderly down Delaware
we’ll peep the living rooms, if we dare
Send me a goosander
A harbinger of feeling
I’ll watch the harbor
Count her landings and departures
gather her up in my armor
She can make a nest in me
like I was a broken tree
When I am thirsty
I’ll go to the well on Pryor
And it’s just as well
I’m on fire
Angel of Bay View, I see you
and I know your secret too:
fireflies are made of you
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