Camel - Dear Reader

He rubbed his hands together and it sounded like

Folding a love letter into an envelope

I couldn’t look him in the eye try as I might

He was wearing an overcoat made of camel coloured smoke

I vaguely remember a history where we were close

Trying to shake this feeling that he’s someone else

Never before has «hello» seemed so verbose

He was wearing an overcoat made of camel coloured smoke

Was it his or was it mine I guess the fault lies with us both

No, I was hurt but to be true I always saw the end

Right from the beginning

Maybe that makes me guilty of everything my friend

I hope you can forgive me

He was wearing an overcoat, camel coloured smoke

You must live somewhere else now, I do not want to know

You must love someone else now, I do not want to know

You must be someone else now, I do not want to know

I hope you can forgive me

We talked a while politely then we hugged goodnight

I felt desires upon me as I walked toward home

I turned and saw him standing in the fluorescent light

He was wearing an overcoat made of camel coloured smoke

Was it yours or was it mine I guess the fault lies with us both