Last Night - Tom Verlaine

Last night a moon came out

She replaced my eyes

She said your plans undermined you

Until the shadow rings the bell

You’ll only see behind you

She took her jewel

She left the kingdom

Though many say she was thrown out

Her tongue it’s bitter

Her lips are sweet

There’s so much she won’t talk about

I went upon

This field of crosses

How I wish

I could change my vote

But there’s no one there

There were no losses

Not when the fever broke

The whole wide world

Was your medallion

The stars like a necklace

So bright

I never looked

I never noticed I never saw

It was night