i took my time
as you took my breath
away was never a word i could
live with. and it's a "nice
knowing you" for the road because
i searched all of my insides
today
and you are no longer sleeping there.
maybe i opened my mouth too many times
maybe yours was never opened enough.
either way, maybes no longer rub me
the right way. you escaped. or,
i let you go. it all comes down to
sparrows and constellations. no,
the sky does not look the same anymore
without you, but the new shades of
blue hold me to sleep and kiss me
awake. it has finally become something
i can live with. this living without
you sleeping inside of me.
i took my time
in finding the day
that you no longer take my breath
away is finally
a word
i can live with.

03/17/2003

Author's Note: you're becoming transparent. i am no longer reflective. and soon, there will be nothing left to write about when it comes to you. thank god.

Posted on 03/18/2003
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