a series

let's put time in a cage
like a bird on a mantle
a canary to sing
of times gone by

let's put time in a cage
trap it here with us
hold it close to our hearts
and never let fly

let's put time in a cage
model the evergreen
live on in love
and never let die

let's put time in a cage
and open it when
each other we hold
hearts satisfy

one Muse
never used - like new
possibly broken
never been able to get it to work
serious inquiries only

I don't go back because I want to relive it,
I go back because I want to pollute, dilute, and make minute the memory of us in this place.

I said I would always be there for you,
but at some point
I stopped sleeping with my phone on ring