June 28, 2021
I couldn't time it out right
My watch was slow and cracked.
Your stride was abrupt and hasty,
Like you never planned on coming back.
Like a motion picture reality,
Playing through the script between us.
Every gesture, step, tear drop-
Our very own Tony-worthy performance.
I looked up to the darkened sky,
Watching you leave is too exposing.
I count each padder of your fleeting steps
I close my eyes and pretend I'm floating.
I saw Jupiter, tonight
Snuggled up, close to our moon.
I allowed my mind to entertain
As though I was looking at me and you.
My watch was slow and cracked.
Your stride was abrupt and hasty,
Like you never planned on coming back.
Like a motion picture reality,
Playing through the script between us.
Every gesture, step, tear drop-
Our very own Tony-worthy performance.
I looked up to the darkened sky,
Watching you leave is too exposing.
I count each padder of your fleeting steps
I close my eyes and pretend I'm floating.
I saw Jupiter, tonight
Snuggled up, close to our moon.
I allowed my mind to entertain
As though I was looking at me and you.
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About missing someone who leaves too often.