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Aug 17, 2010 01:31

 A friend recently shared this poem with me, which I had never heard before and now will cherish forever in my favorites..

The song A Thousand Kisses Deep on
Ten New Songs is based on this poem.

For Those Who Greeted Me *)

1. You came to me this morning
And you handled me like meat.
You´d have to live alone to know
How good that feels, how sweet.
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a thousand kisses deep, lyrics, poetry, leonard cohen

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What words! mystic_muse August 17 2010, 08:40:42 UTC
I love this entire poem, but I really love this part.. look at this..

I know you had to lie to me,
I know you had to cheat.
But the Means no longer guarantee
The Virtue in Deceit.

That truth is bent, that beauty spent,
That style is obsolete -
Ever since the Holy Spirit went
A thousand kisses deep.

What words!

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