Fumbling towards ecstasy

Mary walks down to the water's edge and there she hangs her head to find herself faded shadow of what she once was She says "How long have I been sleeping? and why do I feel so old? why do I feel...

Under a blackened sky far beyond the glaring streetlights sleeping on empty dreams the vultures lie in wait. You lay down beside me then you were with me every waking hour so close I could feel your...