When he knocked on my door and entered the room my trembling subsided in his sure embrace. He would be my first man and with a careful hand, he wiped at the tears that ran down my face. On the second day, he came with a single red rose. He said: "Give me your loss and your sorrow". I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed "If I show you the roses, will you follow?". On the third day, he took me to the river, he showed me the roses and we kissed. And the last thing I heard was a muttered word as he knelt above me with a rock in his fist.. // Nick Cave
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