focus

i saw you clearly
through the foggy glass
i took your image to heart
and ran

as far as i could run

now what you are
is what i sketch
in the dark misery
of my loneliness

falling away to sea

stay you
and guide me
to me

(grow)

dance away

how quickly
you danced
away from me

how soon
you found
someone new

how much
i cried
night after night

wishing it weren't true

what happened to me and you?

15: bashful

oh bashful boy

with eyes
that plead
for understanding

sit next to me

and trust

15 word: little time

i have

so little
time

to say what i want
you to know

listen fast

renewing

fearfully
encountering

seriously
looking

learning
all over again

were you always
this tall?

were you always
so giggly?

how different
you seem
up close

and out of dreams

(breathe)

soundtrack

a song
we knew
passed through my head

burying me with dread

you dedicated it to me
long ago
said it made you think
of us

how i used to trust
in the way we could be

how i used to lean
on your shoulder
fitfully
so desperately trying
to transfer the deep thoughts
in my head

to your heart

what didn't start
could never be

but i didn't see then
too caught up
in the soundtrack of us

to hear the reality
of me

(listen)

audio version here: https://soundcloud.com/jamison99/soundtrack

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