Single

Single most romantic moment of my year,
my first listen to Leonard Cohen.
Getting turned on to Cohen is like being given
A never ending glass of a good red wine.
I want to dance alone
in the soft computer screen glow.
Just me and Leonard. There Ain't No Cure for Love.

I had felt lonely till Leonard came to me.
It was the lack of romance in my life,
and all the chocolate I ate and your helpful advice
could not suffice.
It could not fill me.
But Leonard gives me something in his melodies, his voice, and his lyrics -
something deep that I can drink
and enjoy being alone.

Fitful nights' sleep now a waltz of one wrapped in sheets.
The dark a blanket of night to unveil the sparkle of starlight.
The empty house my own, my time, mine.
And Leonard comes to me,
and all the loneliness is embraced and lost.