the southern twang of steady dreams
about a girl in skin-tight jeans
is all the accent a man needs to breed
hope and desire (for learning a foreign language)

he hangs her picture on the wall
he waits for above-mentioned girl to call
and turns the logs in his heart's fire
until the crackles turn to doubt

what was her silence all about
what was the meaning of her dress
her silent smile's tenderness
her shadow's icy searching lips