Perspectives

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Perspectives

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I wonder if in the future any of this will matter.

Will I continue to let my mind wander?

Daydreaming of nothing else.

As if I had the option to begin with.

You haven’t left yet.

Yet my mind already misses you.

I don’t see you as often as I used to.

I wish I took advantage of those moments in the past.

You’re now so busy.

Doing the things that happen to be important to you.

I’m glad you do so.

I just wish we had more time.

I wish there was one more Friday night football game.

One more show.

One more honor band.

One more 3rd period in the Band room.

One last concert.

And that’s it.

It’s really over.

Maybe then you wouldn’t have to worry anymore.

I see it on your face.

Each time the word “graduation” is mentioned.

It’s all you can think about.

Isn’t it?

I heard you speaking to someone in theatre.

Trying to see if you could leave to join us at lunch.

We both knew the answer to that.

There was no time.

You worried about me not being able to drive.

Not in time for the marching season.

It caught me off guard.

That’s not like you.

I still am not sure if I am meant to join the next season.

But I need something.

To keep me distracted.

Away from you.

I remember that one parade rehearsal.

You offered me a water.

I didn’t even have to ask.

Not like I always did.

There was another time before a competition.

I sat down in the band room, against the wall.

Our guard instructor’s son kept walking over to me.

But ran off each time he got nervous.

You were sat where the percussion equipment was.

Leaning against the wall.

Looking in my direction.

I ended up staying there for a while.

I don’t think we realized what we were doing.

It took me until the end of the season to figure it out.

But then it became so clear.

I did have a secret.

But you did too.

Whether you’d ever admit it or not.

You’ve considered the possibility.

Haven’t you?

You’d think,

If this were in the future..

Maybe then it could work.

Then I guess you forgot that the right people are timeless.

Are you timeless?

You think about the future more than the present.

I think about the past.

Maybe that’s our problem.

I remember those hours I spent laughing.

On the bus.

To a competition.

Talking to you.

I didn’t know you then.

But it was nice while it lasted.

Getting to know you.

Trying to help you.

I miss it already.

I don’t want to perform that last concert.

I want time to stay frozen.

Forever.

Maybe on Saturday,

for a few hours,

during your show.

It finally can.

You know me better than anybody.

What do you think?

Do you miss it already?

Will you miss it?

Knowing you…

You will miss it.

All that time spent.

I’ve told you my perspective.

Will you tell me yours?

I want to know what is going on inside your brain.

If you would just talk to me.

We would be honest.

One last time.

I hope when you walk off that stage, it’s with a smile on your face.

Now…

 

What do you want?