too little, too late

researchers say:
          sexual abstinence
researchers say:
          first case that was neither
          a homosexual nor a drug user
researchers say:
          new drug trials, prevention
          in early stages
the papers say:
          66% budget cuts
the papers say:
          13th local AIDS case confirmed
the papers say:
          no way to die



we say:
     love each other under highways in the
      dark corners of the
       dark corners of the
        dark corners.
     hold tight. decide now whether
     living through this is worse
     than death