To Liu Wen, The Opposite House, 3 a.m.

To Liu Wen, The Opposite House, 3 a.m.

(BEIJING)

Mask the anguish behind
A radiant smile and disarming words

My mind a pile of shards
My limbs lazy

And all that I recall is a beauteous, alcohol-deluded flash
When your sunlight laughter dulled my pain

Break these secrets of your triumph
Pull the earth out from under me

Suzie Wong’s foundered world
Spellbound scene of my cure

And I remember a beauteous, alcohol-deluded flash
When your sunlight laughter dulled my pain
When ordeal and longing let loose my heart
When your understated passion showed

And I’ll be holding onto all your sweet disclosures
All your unspoken clues that keep alive your mystery
I’ll be trying hard to understand your beauty
And your gracious spirit that triggered off my healing