Sunday, October 4, 2009

staring off into the distance [2000]


‘…it’s a quick kiss & the turn of a back
replacing the lingerings & adventures backward toward the car
lips locked, eyes closed
it’s remembering how good he looked in that blue shirt
but only ever telling him the first time it took your breath away
it’s monotony & repetition
of the words, the gestures & the experiences
that takes the edge off it
& blinds your ability to realise you are in the presence of something magnificent
a smell, a place, an aura, a sound
‘til you look back & wonder why you weren’t happy for those very moments you were together…’

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