closer

the ticking
is getting closer
like the clock
your heart beats
inside your shirt
inside my head
the time is passing
fast

and you will be long gone
soon
over the timeline
and the light of the moon
closer than you think
this long goodbye

words mean nothing
in the spread of
this thing
the cracks are filled in
by the silence

and you will be long gone
still
i am holding on
to the ticket stub you dropped
without seeing
closer than you think
this long goodbye

i can still smell your hair
in the morning
i can still see your eyes
as they open first thing
i can still feel your skin
after sleep softens it
i wish i could forget
but my heart won't let me

the cold is creeping in
as i sense you leave
as i sense a change
in the season
i will turn away
so you don't see my face
so you don't see the tears at the corners
closer than you think
this long goodbye
closer than you think
you and i