I sit
all by myself
again
and look out
down upon the streets
cigarette in hand
a glass of wine upon the table
love's sweet exhaustion lingering in my bones
and smell upon my skin
feeling so young and yet somehow so old
A late night bus drones by
and takes strange people
to their desired stops
in a city
where I know only few
that could say
yes
it's him
a woman with unsteady midnight gait
secretly walks her dog
into the public park
both little more than blurs
of bluish white and brown
in the half-shadow
of forbidden bushes
a couple leans entwined
forever in a parting kiss
upon the doorstep
unmindful of the plane
that comes in low and loud
before the landing
why is it that these moments
seem eternal and yet
I sense the rush of time go fast
and pass me by
and her
who sleeps next door
and leave us lost among our memories
of what was lovely
and so beautiful
before
* * *
May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015 at 10:08 AM UTC
I sit
all by myself
again
and look out
down upon the streets
cigarette in hand
a glass of wine upon the table
love's sweet exhaustion lingering in my bones
and smell upon my skin
feeling so young and yet somehow so old
A late night bus drones by
and takes strange people
to their desired stops
in a city
where I know only few
that could say
yes
it's him
a woman with unsteady midnight gait
secretly walks her dog
into the public park
both little more than blurs
of bluish white and brown
in the half-shadow
of forbidden bushes
a couple leans entwined
forever in a parting kiss
upon the doorstep
unmindful of the plane
that comes in low and loud
before the landing
why is it that these moments
seem eternal and yet
I sense the rush of time go fast
and pass me by
and her
who sleeps next door
and leave us lost among our memories
of what was lovely
and so beautiful
before
* * *
