I walked through avenues Finding a quiet place As the weather disappointed Rain gets me down sometimes.
And somewhere, you sat all alone Coffee and ash trays and months old issues Of the New York Times. New York City, the mess you were hopelessly in love with.
I dropped loose change You helped me pick up every coin And I was taken by surprise. I was wise, Wise enough to know not to speak to strangers But I couldn’t help and dive Into the thrill of your danger.
All it took was a single glance You reeled me in, and then there I was Seated in front of you, my coffee becoming cold As I listened to your strange, revolutionary thoughts
And I was young, devil-may-care You were charming, disillusioned. But the pieces of the puzzle of you and me Slowly turned out to fit together Once the hours passed and we watched the sun set for the first time.
Then this went on for days, an unspoken agreement Like a connivance between secret lovers. Each day we sat in that same, dim corner You showed me your little journal, photos Of the foreign lands you once wandered, Even taught me I could dream big things for myself.
And again and again, we watched the clouds move and the stars swirl Through foggy glass windows. We never left that dying coffee shop Because you and I lit it up With the way we were so curious, so eager To listen to each other.
Leaves turned golden, snowstorms came, and flowers bloomed Yet there we spoke, on and on Until we unmasked each other, Painfully honest. Truthfully beautiful.
Darling, does anyone ever tell you how lovely you are?
Then one day, I came in a summer dress The cafe seemed darker than ever And I was left with the ghost of you Hunched over your cup of coffee, Waiting for me so you could tell your stories.
A teller of tales gone astray. A lonely spectator.
And now, you are but a story too. The most beautiful kind. Would you send me a post card sometime?