Tonight they will make us walk<\/p>\n
barefoot<\/p>\n
through the halls of this feeble language<\/p>\n
until we are tired, cold<\/p>\n
and disgraced<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
They will order us<\/p>\n
to stop<\/p>\n
They will blindfold us<\/p>\n
first you, then me<\/p>\n
and place us in front of the firing squad<\/p>\n
As they gaze with contempt at our eloquence<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And while we stand\u00a0in front of those lifeless letters<\/p>\n
As they take their aim<\/p>\n
As they judge us<\/p>\n
Our fervent hands will meet<\/p>\n
fingers will grip each other<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0crushing the silence<\/p>\n
between our palms<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We are partners in crime<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You will turn to me, smiling<\/p>\n
(I will imagine your smile)<\/p>\n
with your\u00a0mischievous eyes<\/p>\n
(I will see them despite our blindfolds)<\/p>\n
like you always do<\/p>\n
when you have a plan.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cI know of a place,\u201d<\/p>\n
you will whisper,<\/p>\n
\u201cnot far from here<\/p>\n
where we can hide and read the night<\/p>\n
Where no one will discover us<\/p>\n
while we write, erase<\/p>\n
and rewrite<\/p>\n
our words<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
until we find<\/p>\n
that perfect sentence<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And there we can spend forever<\/p>\n
whispering it to each other<\/p>\n
until we are innocent<\/p>\n
again.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tonight they will make us walk barefoot through the halls of this feeble language until we are tired, cold and disgraced They will order us to stop They will blindfold us first you, then me and place us in front of the firing squad As they gaze with contempt at our eloquence And … <\/p>\n