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Daily Life 3rd prize |
You
came to me this morning
And
you handled me like meat
You’d
have to be a man to know
How
good that feels, how sweet
My
mirror twin, my next of kin
I'd
know you in my sleep
And
who but you would take me in
A
thousand kisses deep
I loved you when you opened
Like
a lily to the heat
You
see I’m just another snowman
Standing
in the rain and sleet
Who loved you with his frozen love
His
secondhand physique
With
all he is and all he was
A
thousand kisses deep
I know you had to lie to me
I
know you had to cheat
To
pose all hot and high
Behind
the veils of sheer deceit
Our perfect porn aristocrat
So
elegant and cheap
I’m
old but I’m still into that
A
thousand kisses deep
I’m good at love, I’m good at hate
It’s
in between I freeze
Been
working out but it’s too late(It’s been too late for years)
But you look good, you really do
They
love you on the street
If
you were here I’d kneel for you
A
thousand kisses deep
The autumn moved across your skin
Got
something in my eye
A
light that doesn’t need to live
And
doesn’t need to die
A riddle in the book of love
Obscure
and obsolete
And
witnessed here in time and blood
A
thousand kisses deep
But I’m still working with the wine
Still
dancing cheek to cheek
The
band is playing Auld Lang Syne
But
the heart will not retreat
I ran with Diz, I sang with Ray
I
never had their sweet
But
once or twice they let me play
A
thousand kisses deep
I loved you when you opened
Like
a lily to the heat
You
see I’m just another snowman
Standing
in the rain and sleet
Who loved you with his frozen love
His
secondhand physique
With
all he is and all he was
A
thousand kisses deep
But you don’t need to hear me now
And
every word I speak
It
counts against me anyhow
A
thousand kisses deep
Leonard Cohen