A new Beginning
i) I can smell you on my fingers,
on my lips and in my hair.
I’m caressing fuzzy images,
whenever you’re not there
ii) Patiently I wait for you
As the clock’s tick slows
I write clichés onto beer mats
And tie straws into bows
iii) It is sitting alone in a locked room
Watching patiently as she ticks
Every second has been accounted for
Every moment weighted
all I can do is wait and watch
contemplate the future and its end.
iv) I’ve said too much,
Been here too long
I have to say goodbye
Before we make mistakes
v) We’ve stayed too long
The air is getting stale
The conversation has run dry
We’ve stayed too long.