You found me once
Cooing like a koel
You gave me
Would you like a cup of teas
And
Thought of you todays
You gave me
Do you want to come overs
And
Chin up smiles
You gave me
Bark and red seeds
And
Waking up the neighbours
You gave me
Somebody worth loving dearly
And
To give my time and trouble
I’m so happy now
No coo
Rises from me mornings
No plaintive cry escapes me
I’ve exactly what I want
Dearest
Thank you thank you
You knew just what to give
Your quieted koel
Tuesday roll out of bed and run
Haul jackets on
And fucking run
Hit the side of the bus
Climb in
Face plant the isle
Head butt the window
Hurdle unconscious enamelled
Speed up bus train turnstile get there
Plow keyboards madly
Little plastic letters
Shit it to production
Slam it
The clock says run
Fucking better
A blur beside me shouts HEY
A mess of blond hair shouts HEY
Lips and legs she grabs me HEY
I LIKE YOU
Painful yank and the weight of her drags
I drag her behind
HEY SLOW DOWN
I jab at my watch
HEY LOOK
I toss my head and look daggers
Her hand is outstretched
Thumb and index finger, touching
Between them, a red seed
I stare at it
I stand with rasping breath
Her hand is outstretched
Thumb and index finger, touching
Between them, a red seed
I stare
She grins at me
My door creaks
When you go away
It moans as you leave
It closes on laughter and light
My eyes close
When you go away
They helplessly hold
The arch of your eyebrow and your reposed form
Your face fades
When you go away
It disintegrates
Into the midnight expanse of my inner eye
My lips smile
When you go away
Each time on that clear cold sky
I find a new star you left behind just for me