We saw the captain put off in a small boat
Screams, the sound of blows, a ring of shots
We kissed behind your heady--your
curly head up went the beautiful, useless, disaster flares

In what intimacy we were left to go down !
The decks were bare .
What galery filled us !
The endless water blossomed with pink morning

the sea shethed its knives. With tears
we celebrated our housewarming.
The deck sloped like a hill behind us
Slowly the sun rose
You woke, turning at once to touch me again
Diving into the holdu, I met a leg
floating

Dear cadaver!
You gave us a week more of life
Now we are dying
Come closer, closer