Paul Bowles — Sugar in the Cane

I'm red pepper in a shaker Bread that’s waitin' for the baker I'm sweet sugar in the cane Never touched except by rain If you touched me God save you These summer days are hot and blue I’m potatoes not yet mashed I'm a check that ain't been cashed I'm a window with a blind Can't see what goes on behind If you did, God save your soul! These winter nights are blue and cold!