Our lives are in harmony:
Two lines that are close
But never quite meet.
Once or twice our note
Was the same, but now
You're always out of sight.

Although now we have
Our own happinesses,
I would still like to
Know you; the person
Behind the face that
Once haunted me in
Hazy nightclub light.

Again, you seem to be
Little more than a ghost
To me, but now one with
A voice and a name.

There is still much that is
Unknown to me, though:
Answers to basic questions
I usually ask everyone,
At least when the
Conversation pauses.
Or maybe I did ask you
Such things and simply
Forgot the answers.

Now, we have returned
From sojourns to distant realms,
And I wonder if you feel
The same sense of regression
That I am coming to know.

Music that reminds me
Of the ghost you once were
To me has ended, and
I wonder if anything
Reminds you of me.

09/14/2004

Posted on 09/20/2004
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