SONG FOR A ROCK GROUP

I look at you,
You look at me—
You with the eyes of an angel, a demon—
What do you see?

I say Hello,
You sing the refrain
Of a song that says things that I don’t understand—
What does it mean?

You take my hand—
Is it for real?
All of a sudden I’m falling, I’m flying—
What do you feel?


CHORUS
I lie awake all night
Thinking of you,
Stumble around in a daze all day,
Don’t know what to do….
When will I see you again?
Will it be today?
Some times you seem to be
So far away.
Sometimes I think I’ll never know
What you mean to say. 



June 1985

PASCAL RESTATED

As often as I say there is an afterlife,
You say, “Not so.”
Friend, let us cease this futile strife
About what can’t be proved true or untrue:
If I am wrong, I’ll never know—
If you are, I must pity you.