he breathes bottomless
i put my feet into the water
only to feel a little more used
to things
the way we sway with the wind
the way we say what we don't
mean

maybe you are exactly who
you claim to be and it was me
who wasn't looking
maybe it was me
who was pretending

closing my eyes because your
words threatened to blind me
how these thoughts can creep up
behind me
i never saw it coming i never saw

a person shine like that

it was love & something close to it
putting my feet into the water saying
i called you i called

and you saying this proved i hadn't changed
after all.

03/16/2005

Posted on 03/16/2005
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