Not Even Self-love Can Always

I Love You In My Dreams, But Not In Real Life.

My Mind No Longer Has Romantic Abysses, But Has Become Shallow, With Many Little Gaps And Cracks.

Sex Is Not Imaginary, But It Is Not Quite Real Either.

Paradise Endangered: Garden Snakes And Mice Are Appearing In The Shadowy Corners Of Dutch Old Master Paintings.

Affection Reproaches, But Does Not Denounce.