“Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the sky”

“Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherised upon a table;Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets...”

“Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats 5 Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent To lead you to an overwhelming question … 10 Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit. In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo.”

“Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread against the sky/ like a patient etherized upon a table. Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets./ the muttering retreats/ of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels/ and sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells/ streets that follow like a tedious argument/ of insidious intent/ to lead you to an overwhelming question.../ Oh, do you not ask, "what is it?"/ let us go and make our visit.”

“I take my hands off the break and let go. The trees and the fences mess together and the concrete could be the sky and the sky could be the concrete and the factories spread out before me like a light-scattered dream.”

“Let us roam then, you and I,When the evening is splayed out across the sky[...]Paths that follow like a nagging accusationOf a minor violationTo lead you to the ultimate reproof ...Oh, do not say, 'Bad kitty!'Let us go and prowl the city.In the rooms the cats run to and froAuditioning for a Broadway show."(From The Love Song of J. Morris Housecat)”