FIFTH (excerpt)
trying to be her friend
has kept me from moving on
I need more time to hate her
I'm a sore loser too I'm selfish too I'm a runner too
it still feels like I'm at war
with no one around
THIRD
you can still love someone through a computer screen
you can still get your point across through text
you can still feel them through the distance
we are bending not breaking here and
I have to keep composure in this cold empty space
I have to believe
FIRST
she asked me what I was working on
mostly looking down, pursing her lips
I said I have to go but we should
get lunch tomorrow and talk about it
she turned her eyes up and softly said yeah,
yeah we should
FOURTH
the love froze
perhaps we only have each other but
we can only destroy ourselves
it's time to let it go
when you've been burned it doesn't feel so bad
to step back out into the cold unknown alone
SIXTH
sometimes the car won't start
sometimes the gloves and scarf seem too thin
some nights every friend stays home sick
some days it's hard starting over
it's so easy to remember our warmth
but if you stand still you die, so
through the warmth through the cold
through the hellos and goodbyes,
always forward
SECOND
her cat has done nothing but cuddle
and ask us to come to bed
nothing has been busy except
the fireplace and the kettle
nothing will keep us apart today
paradise is quiet and cold, but we stay warm