Please listen while you read
She knows I’m watchin’ her,
An’ what I’m thinkin’ ’bout;
The goodbyes I had to say.
An’ I hate how ev’rywhere I go,
Ev’ryone I’m introduced to,
Ev’ry book I read,
Ev’ry sign I see,
Ev’ry show I watch,
Ev’ry C.D. I listen to,
Ev’ry game I play,
Ev’ry stranger’s voice I hear,
Ev’ry park bench I sit on,
… has his name.
So I sit in silence on my own,
An’ let her watch me.
© LMM
Written 16th December, 2016. Revised 20th February, 2018