I Said No



Sauntering through my front door
Like you just walked out yesterday
My breath catches in my throat,
But I smile and say... g'day...

How are you? Been working hard?
Of course I know you do
Weeks of engine grease and sunburn
Still looks so good on you

"I didn't want to come here"
You say, your eyes study the floor
"I know I can't give you what you want
I shouldn't see you anymore"

I make the coffee that I promised
And back and forth we throw
The love that we deny ourselves
The night that I said no....

You're in that road train somewhere
On your beloved open road
Didn't say I miss you like the sun
But I'm sure deep down, you know.





Poetry by Purple Phoenix
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Written on 2010-09-10 at 04:16

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Rob Graber
An engagingly melancholic text, this one.
2010-09-10