Orpheus

A drop of cold sweat on your tits
Copper and salt
And you just want to get to sleep

Once upon a time
A woman died on her wedding night
A man walked into hell to find her

You're pushing down on me
Heavy breathing
Just getting it over with

And this man went to the palace
With only a song to offer
And the king shed a steel tear

You roll over in darkness
Closing your eyes
You pretend to sleep

And the man lead his ghost of a wife
Back to the world
And she followed quietly

This night simply adequate
and it pleases you
It is enough

He could not wait. He turned to look
And her spirit fell away into darkness
She lingered long enough to say 'Goodbye'

You do not notice
When I slip out of the bed
And leave.