“We met when we were almost young
deep in the green lilac park.
You held on to me like I was a crucifix
as we went kneeling through the dark.”
More from Leonard Cohen
“I'll never come through this alone.”
“Love is a fire. It burns everyone. It disfigures everyone. It is the world’s excuse for…”
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
“How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?”