Everything is darker at night
with you here
beside me
sleeping
softly
dreamfully
inches apart and miles away
it didn't used to be like this
my love
but here I am
staring at the ceiling
the dark and starless
ceiling
and wondering
about the future
the dark and starless
future
and pondering
whether love's flame always fades
like a favorite song
played a thousand times
NO!
TEN thousand times
over and over and over
and yet
here I am again
on some other night
staring at the same
goddamn ceiling
and remembering when
it wasn't like this
when our bed was on fire
with lust and desire
I'm a little sad
thinking about it now
'cause I see it in your eyes
my love
(oh yes I do!)
as we rise from
this bed of cinders
for another day
of that favorite song
for another decade
of that favorite song
for a lifetime
of that favorite song
heard so many times
and so many more to come
I guess we're in this together
babe
there aint no way out
that I can see
only one way forward
so obviously
WE
just
WON"T
THINK
about
it
TOO
MUCH
because if that happens
we might finally know
WHY
and
what
good
would that do?
———
PDW Falls Church, VA
August 2024