Divided

Time passes
and I hang on to his coattails
as he races from one sunset
to the next

I wake up next to you
and then suddenly
I am waking up
alone

I race to beat him
as I speed
or crawl
along the highway
to where you are

I wake up next to you
and then suddenly
I am waking up
alone

We walk hand in hand
at noon
looking for ways to pass the time
then suddenly
I am walking alone
arms crossed
looking for ways to pass the time

I sit across from you
with coffee or tea
to talk of things that are going on
in our minds
in our lives
then suddenly
I'm sitting across from no one
with coffee or tea
and my mind
my life
is somewhere else

I am divided

I wait

wait

wait

for infinite mornings with you.