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the one you probably won't hear about
November 03, 2005
sorry, more syrup.
music came from the stage, and your voice sang the lyrics, even though you were talking about something else.
and we leaned in to hear each other, and i was lost, somewhere behind the two black straps that ran over the pale hollow of your shoulder,
above a thin strip of black lace.
you told me the doctors had found that your heart was not so strong,
that it could only stand so much, but i swear, when i stood close,
i could hear it beating over the bass drum and snare and lead guitar.
and i took a cigarette from you,
and i tried not to cough.
and i tried to look you in the eye
and i tried to look off,
so i wouldn't let you know,
to make sure you couldn't see.
and i felt like i had been there before, but the music was different,
and these days i know much more about the steady beat of fear and doubt.
and i wondered if and when the past would become the future again,
and if you'd be the next and last to play that part. but at the moment, it was just enough for that now to feel like then.
Posted by Rob at November 3, 2005 06:20 PM