The Gold CellAfter we flew across the country we
got in bed, laid our bodies
delicately together, like maps laid
face to face, East to West, my
San Francisco against your New York, your
Fire Island against my Sonoma, myNew Orleans deep in your Texas, your Idaho
bright on my Great Lakes, my Kansasburning against your Kansas your Kansas
burning against my Kansas, your Eastern
Standard Time pressing into myPacific Time, my Mountain Time
beating against your Central Time, yoursun rising swiftly from the right mysun rising swiftly from the left yourmoon rising slowly form the left mymoon rising slowly form the right untilall four bodies of the sky
burn above us, sealing us together,all our cities twin cities,all our states united, onenation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.