Foreigner

why were you so timid
so arrogant
the fool
with that white skin and bright eyes
gruff body
unwavering attitude
so reclused
within it all, within it all
filled with bleakness
filled with the blue devils
we were so young, once before
when i loved you over granite stones
over quartz
over tortuous minerals
the morning coffee i've had
the afternoon tea you craved
so quiet, so mute
so ominous and so obscene

but, somehow you've survived