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March 31, 2005
Drop a Tear in My Wineglass
Watching Before Sunrise, my favourite scene is when a homeless guy approached Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy for money. Instead of asking them outright for money, he asked them for a word and told them he'd write a poem with the word in it. If they liked it, they could pay him; if not, he'd bugger off.
They gave him the word "milkshake", and this is the wonderful piece he came up with.
Do you think I can even try to make a living like that?
Daydream delusion
Limousine Eyelash
Oh, baby with your pretty face
Drop a tear in my wineglass
Look at those big eyes
See what you mean to me
Sweet cakes and MILKSHAKES
I am a delusion angel
I am a fantasy parade
I want you to know what I think
Don't want you to guess anymore
You have no idea where I came from
We have no idea where we're going
Launched in life
Like branches in the river
Flowing downstream
Caught in the current
I'll carry you. You'll carry me
That's how it could be
Don't you know me (poet hands poem back)
Don't you know me by now
Posted by lainey at March 31, 2005 10:24 PM
Comments
i love that poem and the movie... sigh....
Posted by: jamia at August 9, 2005 11:20 AM