That crisp air is so familiar
It hits me and I feel at home
The colors of red
The colors of orange
The colors of yellow
Fall onto the ground
They crunch with every step
The familiar sound
The cinnamon
The pine trees
The chimneys
I smell them all
The smell of smoke in cool air
Is so delightful
My favorite

There is an ocean between us
And they'd think
That might be enough
To tear us apart
They wonder how
But we don't

Your mouth opens to speak
But shuts as soon as you open it
There's nothing you can say
You know that
Still
You want to say something
Do something
To keep it from happening
But you don't
You watch your entire life
As he walks out the door
And wonder
Years later
As you sit with your kids
What if you had said something?

They say time heals
But what do they know?
When I think about it
I'm nothing
I'm nowhere
And years will pass
And I'll feel the same

We sat
The steam danced from our cups
We laughed
The skin near your lip wrinkles
It wrinkles
Just a bit
Your laugh rings through my head
I used to love it
Now it hurts

I sit patiently
I wait
I eat
I drink
I pass the time
I don't know that he won't come
Again
I continue
To wait
To eat
To drink
Patience
Continuing
Continuing
The same thing
To a person who never comes
Who is he
Why won't he come
Why, he's been there the whole time
Can't you see him?
Everyone else can
Can't you see him?
The man, all alone
There's much pain in his eyes
Much longing
Can't you see him?
That's okay, no one does
He's a ghost
Not alive
He's you

I feel everything
When I think of us
I think of us
And I feel everything