We all knew what we were
Going to do
We'd all silently agreed
But your best friend
Was there by accident
So many eyes watching
No-one speaking
One drunk stranger
Thinks it's a show
Just for him
Cantankerous bloated red face
Sleazy mutterings
I grab her hand
And run to another room
But he is there waiting
We hide behind a curtain
I pretend the reason
We're in here
Is because we can see
An old fairground
Through the glass
In the main room
We kiss lightly
Wanting more
Trying more
Eyes glazed in pink steam
It came easily to us
You watched us nearby
Your friend was uneasy, unprepared
Yet all too willing
My eyes would frantically
Search for you
When I'd been to the bar
To see exactly what
You were doing with her, to her
I could never find you
In time to see
Not knowing was
Like a knife to my throat
I knew I could never ask you
Before anything had time to start
The place closed their doors
We staggered home
Feeling strange
Half in a crimson stupa
Friends but not friends
We never had the chance
And now we know
We'll be in limbo forever
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