And when you leave
Don’t turn around
Or leave the door ajar,
Just walk away
Without a smile
Don’t look me in the eye.
I’ll strip away
The years between
And hold them in my hands,
The days we stole
Without a word
And meaning in a glance.
I’ll carve them all
Into my skin
The hours that we shared,
The joke we knew
Would always end
When laughter turned to tears.
So when you go
Don’t blow a kiss
To ease you on your way,
Just walk away
I’ll watch you leave
Through gently drowning eyes.
© All original writing copyright Chris Nelson 2000-2019