Opening a heart is ripping apart a cage.
People talk of keys, but I have
Been locked away without light.
And then I saw
Us walking down the street
Later than we should have been
And I kept hoping you wouldn’t notice how I stumbled.
It wasn’t much
But a fleeting time
Wasting nights and
Stealing days.
And then I --
Sitting in a stairwell
Later than it should have been
Hoping that you noticed how I stumbled
Upon you.
But it wasn’t much
But a fleeting time
Wasting nights and
Stealing days.
And I noticed that while I had stumbled upon you,
You didn’t catch me.
It wasn’t much.
But a fleeting time.
Wasting nights and
Stealing days.
The thought of you, and what had been.
And then I dreamed
Us walking down the street
Later than it should have been
For the kids
And you stumbled into me.
It wasn’t much
But a fleeting fantasy.
Wasting nights and stealing days.
Jan 26, 2018
Jan 26, 2018 at 9:34 PM UTC
Opening a heart is ripping apart a cage.
People talk of keys, but I have
Been locked away without light.
And then I saw
Us walking down the street
Later than we should have been
And I kept hoping you wouldn’t notice how I stumbled.
It wasn’t much
But a fleeting time
Wasting nights and
Stealing days.
And then I --
Sitting in a stairwell
Later than it should have been
Hoping that you noticed how I stumbled
Upon you.
But it wasn’t much
But a fleeting time
Wasting nights and
Stealing days.
And I noticed that while I had stumbled upon you,
You didn’t catch me.
It wasn’t much.
But a fleeting time.
Wasting nights and
Stealing days.
The thought of you, and what had been.
And then I dreamed
Us walking down the street
Later than it should have been
For the kids
And you stumbled into me.
It wasn’t much
But a fleeting fantasy.
Wasting nights and stealing days.