Keller Gegen Dom + 

Witness, would you⁠— + 

one more young man + 

in the evening of his love + 

hurrying to confession: + 

steps down a gutter + 

crosses a street + 

goes in at a doorway + 

opens for you⁠— + 

like some great flower⁠— + 

a room filled with lamplight; + 

or whirls himself + 

obediently to + 

the curl of a hill + 

some wind-dancing afternoon; + 

lies for you in + 

the futile darkness of + 

a wall, sets stars dancing + 

to the crack of a leaf⁠— + 

and⁠—leaning his head away⁠— + 

snuffs (secretly) + 

the bitter powder from + 

his thumb’s hollow, + 

takes your blessing and + 

goes home to bed? + 

Witness instead + 

whether you like it or not + 

a dark vinegar smelling place + 

from which trickles + 

the chuckle of + 

beginning laughter + 

It strikes midnight. + 