I Heard of a Man

I heard of a man
who says words so beautifully
that if he only speaks their name
women give themselves to him.

If I am dumb beside your body
while silence blossoms like tumors on our lips.
it is because I hear a man climb stairs and clear his throat outside the door.


Leonard Cohen
From 'Let Us Compare Mythologies'

"When the only tool you own is a hammer,
every problem begins to resemble a nail."


Abraham Maslow