Words Should Go

Spring 2009

You were spitting symphonies
On the right side of me
You were singing loudly
To the TV screen

And when I tried to leave
You said I wouldn’t look at you
So I turned on your eyes
And gazed right on through

We were the tiniest of children
Giggling when we should’ve been kissing
And I just remember your soft lips
And your chest pressing up against mine

It was all I could do not to float away
I tried to contain my happy
But I know you saw me
Walking soflty to my car
I know you watched me
But you contained it all

I confused you with my vulgarity
My humor throws you off
But you laugh anyway
Cuz you think I’m a rarity
Cuz you think I’m crazy
Boy, you don’t know how right you are

Everything about you is so fleeting
It’s so immediate, and then it’s gone
It’s like a song I only know when it plays
But I couldn’t tell you the words
Or what cd it’s on

I want you to know
That I’m doing my best
I’m trying to stretch it out
Trying to not make a mess

And it’s hard to keep my composure
When part of me is always pulling you closer

Cuz I want you to crash into my music
And fill in the spaces
All these empty places
Where your words should go