Everyone wrote back today
Except for you
Serious answers to silly questions
unimportant information taken to heart
The mundane and the banal, back and forth

How quickly the electronic mail appears
out of thin air when it doesn't matter to me

A response from you would cause my heart to pound
Are you waiting for my second plea?
More charming than the last
Coy and more serious with little clues about the answer I want
An explanation couched as a question
so you know what to say

The afternoon turns to the adrenaline sapping heat
I've no energy for this anymore
Your answer to my question must be given up
I must look into the sky and watch the clouds pass by
and hope the answer floats into my head
It will come to me, and you will not be important anymore.