Leviticus

Lyrics

[Verse: E L U C I D] Aloneness is different from loneliness Loneliness means you want somebody Loneliness means you have not planned tostandsomewhere with otherpeople gone Loneliness never has a brightcolor—perhaps it is grey Loneliness does not have a lovely sound—it has an under-buzz Or it does not have sound When it does not have a sound, I like it least of all But aloneness is delicious Sometimes aloneness is delicious Almost like a red, small apple that is cold An apple that is small and sweet and round and cold and for just you Or like loving a pond in summer There is the soft water, looking a little silver, dark, and kind You lean most carefully, and you like the single picture there Rest is under your eyes, and above your eyes And your brain stops its wrinkles, and is peaceful as a windless pond You make presents to yourself—presents of clouds and sunshine, and the dandelions that are there Aloneness is like that Sometimes Sometimes, I think it's not possible to alone You are with you And pulse and nature keep you company The little minutes are there, building into hours The minutes that are the bricks of days and years I know another aloneness Within it there is someone, someone to ask and tell One who is Mary, Willy, John or James or Joan Whose other name is love