one day your smile will be real,
one day you'll want to get out of bed,
one day your tears will be of joy,
one day you'll say your okay and mean it,
wait for that day

I want to see
your face, your eyes
Through the steam of our coffees
Know
every line
of your smile in sunlight
Trace my words along...
every micro-expression...
Every hint of hesitation
The fault lines
of our desolations
of our hopes

Desire--
of our fears
And, in all our failings
The apology of years