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At last the se cret is o ut
as it alwa ys must come in the e nd
the deli cious sto ry is ri pe to tell
to the intimate fri end;
over the te a-cups and into the squa re
the t ongue has its desire;
still waters ru n deep my de ar
there's never sm oke without fir e.
Behind the co rpse in the re servoir
behind the gh ost on the lin ks
behind the la dy who da nces
and the man who madly dr inks
under th e look of fatigu e
the atta ck of migraine and the si gh
there is alwa ys another sto ry
there is mo re than meets the e ye.
For the clear vo ice suddenly si nging
high up in the convent wal l
the sce nt of the elder bu shes
the sporting pr ints in the hal l
the croquet ma tches in su mmer
the h andshake the coug h the kiss
the ki ss the ki ss
there is a lways a wicked se cret
a private r eason for thi s