into the distance
out of the life
if as for instance
as sharp as the knife
along the harbour wall
with ice-creams in hand
stood so fair and so tall
as if all was simply as planned
into the silence
with never a word spoke
if as the licence
was there to choke
along the cart track
to the potato store
going and coming back
through the passageway door
i was that lover
yet also the leaver
i stood by your side
before walking away
i was the scoundrel
who left his two children
i said yes and forever
but was unable to stay
there is a love
which, quite simply
cannot be broken
this is the love
which yes and forever
will be softly spoken
there is a flower
which even in september
wishes to be open
this is the flower
which yes measure by measure
is a surefire lover’s token
ghost like black figures
with fluorescent silver outlines
as I reach the end
of my morning meditation
wherever you are
is wherever you are
with or without my being together
in ghost like black fluorescent silver
do you remember those boots
i don’t seem to have
a photograph
although the memory bank is deep
i remember you asked
could you ask something of me
would i be able to meet you
after your summer school
to spend a weekend together
of course you said
you would fully understand
if i was busy
if i couldn’t get away
to be with you
