Absolutely Sweet Marie

George Harrison - Absolutely Sweet Marie

Run

Sun shines down on us
it is a hot day
the breeze keeps us cool
roaring waves move back and forth
keeping the mind at ease
we drink the nectar
sip by sip
our inhibitions
walled emotions
all slip away.

We talk all afternoon
from dark angels
to glistening grooves
which accentuate the day
making it linger
as we finger
at all the truths of decay.

Her skin glistens with the oil
she uses to darken herself
her figure is beautiful
skinny but not sickly
tight but not bony
she even has that gap
between her thighs
breasts full
soft
tender
and her lips

They are full
all of the time
my own ache just to
touch hers
like tender pillows
waiting for me
to crash
upon them
I would want my children
to have lips like hers
skin like hers
eyes like hers
dark silky hair like hers
even be crazy like her
because normality is obtuse
but she's right in every way.

Some say
time isn't linear.
That we can all be here today
and yesterday
even tomorrow
events crossing over years apart

So it's two years ago
Sourgirl is my main squeeze
and we are at a bar.
A woman
soft
gentle
keeps coming up to us
to chat
take pictures
say hello and share drinks
by the end of the night
Sour is gone
(mentally)
she's been flirting
with everyone she can
drinking tequila like it's
prohibition
I just let it slide
because in the end
we both go
home together.
Up comes this woman
full lips
and she whispers in my ear
as I hug her good-bye
"kiss me..."
what?
"kiss me right now..."
but her boyfriend
he's near by
and Sour stands not far
behind
I can't... I should have...
I walk away
always wondering what will be
of that kiss.

Two years later,
almost to the day
we are at the beach
her and I
Lips.
We've been talking for
hours
conversation hasn't run dry
it's still fun
we are drunk
and the sun shines down upon us.

We go to the beach house
meet up with friends
drinks are had
laughs
memories
we go to dinner
the whole time she's wearing
this tiny red dress over her
bathing suit.
She looks so good in it
she makes anything look good
even something like me
every time she's near.

As I walk into the restaurant
I hear her say
"I really like him..."
I sit down
grin on my face
ear to ear.
We eat and go for a walk
on the way she stops at a bar
"you've never seen
this side of me
let's stop for drinks
I'm thirsty here."
So we chill
I drink something
I didn't even pay attention
to when ordering
because I'm lost
in her.
It's vodka
I black out a  bit.

Back at the beach house
we decide to go for another dip
the water is chili
gusts of wind cool us off
slowly drying us.
We lay down on the beach
just for a few hours
I hold her
she says that I'm too close
but there is no reason
to back out now
so I wrap my arm
around her soft body
our warmth
we share.

We eventually go back
shower up
clean off the sand
get naked in public
her laughter exploding
as people pass by
we hide behind the wall.

Back in the house
we finish cleaning up
and after some cigarettes
we lay down in bed.
I caress her back
massage her shoulders
and as we lay near one another
continue to talk
about this
and that
the ways of the world
ex's that should be dead
or might be
because sometimes
it's like they wanna be.
every inch of her
is so soft.
every bit of her warm skin
I feel with my hands
I've gotten good
at reading braille this way

She lays her head
on my shoulder
and I scratch the back of it
until we both pass out
in the arms of sleep.