Blunderbuss

I had my dream I held your hand on that broad avenue We crossed the road and never spoke To another as we flew We left your man alone in drag Laughin' there at us A romantic bust, a blunder turned Explosive blunderbuss An ancient grand hotel Of Persian thread and ivory And when your man would turn his head I'd see you look at me Pools of brown and sea of red And demons in your pocket That sang romance, performed a dance Inside a silver locket A corner exit, not tall enough To walk out standin' straight Designed by men so ladies Would have to lean back in their gait You grabbed my arm and left with me But you were not allowed to You took me to a public place To quietly blend into Such a trick pretending Not to be doin' what you want to But seems like everybody does this Every waking moment I laid you down and touched you Like the two of us both needed Safe to say that others Might not approve of this, and pleaded "So selfish them," would be their cry And who'd be brave to argue? Doin' what two people need Is never on the menu