Keith Armstrong
(untitled)
i know a girl
she is Europe
carries capsules of light in a laced up purse
her hair swims with the goldfish of oceans
her thighs are dipped in cream
shapely
not clean
she is Europe
my dream
cities crumble to dust in her hands
in a sea of mad cars
on the Rue St. Denis
i've unbuttoned the stars on her jet-black blouse
in the frenzied heat
i've kissed her firm breasts
the war scarred hills of Budapest
Europe my Europe
i've followed you girl
i've stroked your rolling hips
in Amsterdam trams
in Kurfustendamm jams
i've sought your sucking lips
Europe my Europe
i feel you now
the breathless murmur of your autobahns
electric air of electric towns
the sinister whisper of your undergrounds
Europe my Europe
you run from the grave
your hair flows wild on your wide boulevards
Europe my Europe
you dart and you bleed
you dance into a dress
drenched red
i know a girl
she is Europe
red Europe
cities crumble to dust in her hands
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