Questions and Wishes 11/08/89

Is this merely skin?
Are you simply flesh?
Do limbs add up to more than a body?
Does sex add up to less than love?

I wish I was a cave woman so
You could drag me around by my hair
That would be so simple
But my hair is just too short

Is this a grand charade?
Are we screaming at a wall?
Does the soul need sex to fill its void?
Does the mind need love to purge the soul?

I wish I was a male Black Widow so
You could drag me down to death
That would be so easy, so concrete
But it's not that easy for us

Is this small talk too big?
Are the limits much too wide?
Does my love give you license to hurt me so?
Or is that what love is all about?

I wish you were a tabloid newspaper so
You could drag my name through the mud
But that would be too boring and too dry
Because you're the one with all the secrets

Is that my face you see?
Are these my hands you feel?
Your soul has filled its void and
Your mind has purged our love