it's almost night on the Tyrrhenian Sea 

homes glow like stars on the cliffside

and waves of green lap against the side of the boat

there is a storm approaching,

and clouds of deep gray,

there is something about those eyes that kept me chained to this love

for they seemed to be the first that I couldn't see right through

as if rather than a window to your soul

they were a wall. 

a symphony of saxophone and jazzy drums plays

for a crowd of men in wide collared shirts and women in boxy dresses

in their hands are drinks

martinis and manhattans 

with glistening ice cubes inside their glasses