Wednesday, February 25, 2009

I never -
You know, I never -
I never told anyone
Never told anyone about this
But I used to lie awake
Pretend to be asleep
Despite our saturday's sun
and you -
you would clink your dishes
dirty breakfast dishes
coffee and cigarettes
clandestine conversations
a barely audible murmur
and I would listen secretly
your voices were so different then
just then
back then
back then you used to love each other.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

this works for me on so many levels. good summing up of several years for so many people.

j.r. lindsey said...

Thanks Ashlee :)

Denise said...

Johanna, I never knew you had such a gift for words. What a pleasant surprise!