Stay - Ian Lilburne

“Stay”
She said
Not looking me in the eye
“I’ve got a packet of cigarettes
And a bottle of red wine
We can listen to music
And perhaps you’d light a fire
It’s still early
And I’d like you to
Stay
For a while
Just a little while”

“Won’t you stay
With me
We can sit by the fire
And you can tell me
All about your work
I’d like to hear it
And I mean that don’t you know
It’s still early
And I’d like you to stay

“Diego Wapornay
I’d like your company

“Won’t you stay,”
She said
In a way that made me smile
“And when it gets quiet
Then perhaps we’ll go to bed
And you can hold me
While we sleep
It’s still early
And I’d like you to
Stay”