while I walked..
the crunch of the snow kept me aware
kept me from slipping to that edge of despair
you know the place, we all been there
not paying attention to where you’re going
watching the footsteps created from behind
subconsciously leaving a path for the past to catch up
running now
faster
harder
had to pull off the layers
sweating
huffing and puffing
damn Newports
used to be built for war
have the tags to prove it
but now
black ink is only there
the moonlight provides companionship
but her love will only last for so long
she will leave to elope with the horizon
and I will stand on the bridge to nowhere
watching the tide set against the grey sky
the frost leaves my nostrils
and paints a caricature of my thoughts along the backdrop of stars
the night; she and I are one
my lover and my friend when loneliness sets in
she wraps her arms around and holds me warm
in the distance the church bell rings
shattering my visions
so I turn and face the inevitable
there is my past once again
its funny how the past, present and future
all look the same
