Closing Time + 

Starter! + 

Her face is pale + 

In the doorway light. + 

Her lips blood red + 

And her skin blue white. + 

Taxi! + 

I’m tired. + 

Deep⁠ ⁠… River.⁠ ⁠… + 

O, God, please! + 

The river and the moon hold memories. + 

Cornets play. + 

Dancers whirl. + 

Death, be kind + 

What was the cover charge, kid? + 

To a little drowned girl. + 