I've been stood up, forgotten in the pouring rain
that beats down upon the cobbled pavement below me
i wait, shivering in the night for you to show
but you have once again left me isolated and alone
I slowly walk from the front of the cafe
where we were to meet, the glass reflects my sorrow
as i pass thru the crowd in the busyness of the night
im a shadow dissappearing into the sea of people
i hug myself tightly wrapping wool tight around my chest
to keep the chill from destroying my already cold and lonely heart
i pick up my pace, one foot before the other, not knowing where
im going just going in the direction of my feet carrying me into
unknown territory
I see lovers embraced on the steps of an apartment building
mingled in intoxicating kisses that spill over like champagne from a glass
filling them with love and pleasure that i will never have the
chance to taste for my lover has abandoned me yet again
i turn my wavering thoughts away from the couple and press
on into the nights poetic song of happenings in the city
I turn a deaf ear to the lyrics of it all allowing my sorrow
to play over like a skipping record in my mind
I feel heaviness in my eyes as the puddled tears force to spill over
unto my reddened cheeks from the sting of the air that surrounds me
I brush them away with my gloved hand, the very hand i had longed
for my lover to take into his very own as we danced the night away
The silohettes of the lamps along the street, cast shadows upon the ground
like towering soldiers ready to take guard and protect me from the battle
that is warring within my heart, the light is dimmed from the fog causing
it to work all the harder to light the way
i near my block, my apartment just a stones throw away, yet i feel not
the comfort that would normally lie within the confines of my walls
The lonliness will welcome me when i turn the key and enter, i pause
sighing a deep sigh before i allow myself to succumb to the evenings cruel plans
my heels echo on the wood planks beneath my feet as i make my way down the hall
I shed my coat and behind it me it puddles to the floor, my layers peel off as warmth of the space
thaws my emotions, i step into the tub, allowing my lovers memory to slowly be washed away
trying to drown the pain, the loss, the numbness
my heart skips a beat from its normal rhythmic timing as i hear the hinge of the door creak
I smell a fragrance that is familar in my memory bank as i sit staring ahead afraid of the
footsteps i hear approaching my presence
But as they come closer i am immediatley put at ease and relax as i realize the stranger
who has trespassed is really not a stranger at all
My lover has come at twilight, he gently explains his delay and pleadingly asks for
my forgiveness, His eyes search mine longingly, i see compassion, i see remorse and my heart
melts within as his rose colored lips press light against mine releasing all anxiety and fear
pain escapes me as he fills my breath with his
