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twelve years later, how funny running into youtwelve years later, how funny running into you
i remember you in glasses and a bowtiei remember you in glasses and a bowtie
before mad avenue bought spacebefore mad avenue bought space
in the revolutionin the revolution
you are conscientiously updatedyou are conscientiously updated
you have let your hair grow longeryou have let your hair grow longer
in that slick packaged heavenin that slick packaged heaven
where good admen gowhere good admen go
you will play electric harpyou will play electric harp
you have remembered every momentyou have remembered every moment
all this timeall this time
and remind me of it over steakand remind me of it over steak
which you have paid forwhich you have paid for
your revolution balks at going dutchyour revolution balks at going dutch
mine will be vegetarian by next weekmine will be vegetarian by next week
but just this once i'll buy your buying mebut just this once i'll buy your buying me
my steakmy steak
i'm curious to remember how it feelsi'm curious to remember how it feels
i took my diaphragm everywhere in those daysi took my diaphragm everywhere in those days
the only part i remember is when you saidthe only part i remember is when you said
why don’t we go ahead, do what we’ve both been thinkingwhy don’t we go ahead, do what we’ve both been thinking
but i hadn’t, honestly, or i would neverbut i hadn’t, honestly, or i would never
have put my flannel nightgown onhave put my flannel nightgown on
sorry, i don’t remembersorry, i don’t remember
anything that happened after thatanything that happened after that
it was all so long agoit was all so long ago
and meant so littleand meant so little
twelve years ago, before the revolutiontwelve years ago, before the revolution
it was usually too much trouble to say noit was usually too much trouble to say no
especially when the man had bought youespecially when the man had bought you
steaksteak
you are curious to remember how it feelsyou are curious to remember how it feels
but i have chewed and sat with downcast eyesbut i have chewed and sat with downcast eyes
letting you tell some patent Barbie meletting you tell some patent Barbie me
that i'm more womanly (sic) than your ex-wifethat i'm more womanly (sic) than your ex-wife
and feel i've paid enoughand feel i've paid enough
thanks for the steak, good seeing you againthanks for the steak, good seeing you again
i mouth, let's get together sooni mouth, let's get together soon
i do not say, there’s been a revolutioni do not say, there’s been a revolution
and there have been too many one night standsand there have been too many one night stands
Elizabeth Zelvin is a writer living in New York who has poems appearing in Womanspirit and 13th Moon. She has recently completed a book about an alternative marriage, and among her other interests are "singing and song-writing, teaching creative movement, and trying to understand the synthesis of anarchism and feminism."