Beautiful Stranger Poem by Mark Heathcote

Haven't I shouldered your pain?
Haven't I been your rock?
Haven't I shown you, who I am?
Haven't I agreed to this poisoned-chalice deadlock?
Haven't I been a toothless old woman?
Chewing the goose fat; for your love, my darling.

Haven't I scored an 'A in chemistry? '
Haven't I worshipped you?
Haven't I shown you, who I am?
Haven't I drowned like a honeypot like a bee?
Haven't I fallen like a star fruit endlessly?
Into the pantry of your soul.

Haven't I mellowed like a good wine?
Haven't I filled your cup with love? (Endlessly)
Haven't I drank the smoothness of your neckline
Haven't I shown you, who I am?
Each moonlit night
Each moonlit night.

Oh, beautiful stranger - don't you remember
That you; are mine
Oh, beautiful stranger - don't you remember
These tears in the ocean belonged to me
Oh, changing tide, oh blue desert flower
Oh, your mouth is a well of thirst
Oh, beautiful stranger - don't you remember me.

Oh, north - east - south or west:
Wherever your shadow rests
Haven't I shown you, who I am?
Surely there's not a better temptress than me to undress.

Haven't I worshipped for you?
Haven't I shown you, who I am?
Haven't I drowned like a honeypot bee?
Haven't I fallen like a star fruit endlessly?
Into the pantry of your soul.

Haven't I clocked up all your sun and rainy days?
Haven't I dispersed all your grey clouds?
Haven't I laughed at all your clichés?
Haven't I shown you, who I am?

Beautiful stranger - don't you remember me
Beautiful stranger - don't you remember me