<brautigan's "lovers"> 2002-11-24.7:26 p.m. Lovers Richard Brautigan I changed her bedroom raised the ceiling four feet, removed all of her things (and the clutter of her life) painted the walls white, placed a fantastic calm in the room, a silence that almost had a scent, put her in a low brass bed with white satin covers, and I stood there in the doorway watching her sleep, curled up, with her face turned away from me. back /& forth /& frosting names are often sad