The snow and ashes falling
from this fossilised suburban skyline
Joseph, would you mind
walking me home?
It’s so cold outside
and it’s only halfway across town
I’ll share a cigarette with you
watching the smoke slipping from
between our lips
and drift away like ghosts
of the words that die my head
Joseph, would you smile if I told you
how beautiful you can be
when your fingers sweep my hair
away from my face?
We could walk forever
off into this opium heartbreaking sunrise
I know you can’t see me
you can’t touch me
I may as well be imaginary
and as we turn this corner we find
no surprises and everything continues
I’m leaving in two weeks or
in another ten years so please
just act like the secrets we shared
were real
this terrorised disastrous try
Joseph, would you marry me? and no
answer is forthcoming
it won’t matter soon enough, they
may well have been imaginary
you hand me the world’s last dandelion
and I make the world’s oldest wish
Joseph would you mind
if I just never said a word to you?
would some more mystified unopened smiles
be enough to hold you when
I’ve left you with my secrets
beneath this sodium sunburning lamplight
good night and good god, Joseph
I’ll see you Monday morning
Author notes
The Story: I forgot that my school let out early and couldn't get hold of my parents: i was facing a two mile walk in icy 28 degree weather. Then, my hero offered to walk home with me, carrying my books. We wandered around town for a couple of hours, and wound up kissing outside of Fong's Seafood. He stopped and told me he couldn't be with because i'm not Mormon. It was immaterial: i was moving in two months. I left him on my porch and maybe cried a little, but thank you for listening.
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wow a very emotional write.... very heartbreaking.... thgank you for sharing and good luck..... hugs and love Linda xxxxxxxx
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