we said hey friday
should go saturday
morning still early
street walkers mixed
with smooth talkers  wandering
watching and pondering through
high ball glass eyes
low lights mixed up
in what might make
tonight worth while
despite life’s cadence beating like midnight
would be quite alright
and on any other night
that it might be the case but this is off the clock
i can see it in your eyes
smile on your face reciprocates something primal
inspired revelry we’d aspired to when we
woke up today
feels right despite dawn pushing up
as if to say,
“time dictates, move on, go your ways”
but separate or desperate
wouldn’t do this justice – would be out of spite
because before tonight  i lived
without sight of tomorrow,
lacked discipline to give and receive,
not live between thoughts of you and i
but
live high with love and
remember just once is enough
to realize what I missed somehow,
before we kissed –
heard sounds of midnight the universe prescribed
put my mind at ease
we could come and go as we please –
c’est la vie
so we’ll see where it goes from here ,
sublime it just might be for me and
this once could be that one enough
to remind me it’s from inside the heart
not mind
the world decides when your self
is ripe for harvest in the middle hours
where we spent ours
in those moments before quiet goodbyes
around 12:35

 

 

 

TM: Colin Corpe 2018.