I went looking today.
I put on my red boots
and my blue pants
and I opened up the doors.
I went looking today.
I went through the parks,
the streets, the empty hallways.
I got lost looking for a lost you.
The crowd carried your scent,
carried me,
and I was six and a half miles from home.
I put on my smiles
and my cloak of courage.
My watch ticked away the time my heart drove my feet to you.
I went looking today.
I went looking for you.
I searched the corners of boxes,
under the shade of rose petals,
and in burning letters.
Because I had to.
I had to find you
before I lost my mind.
My bones ached for the home in you,
my heart refused to keep a beat continuous,
my skin began to come undone.
I went looking for you today,
only to stop before your door
and walk all the way back home
still in want.