just thought i'd come by today,
to see how you are doing,
a little call just to say,
and to check that you're not brooding,
alone,
like someone else i know.

with an ulterior motive,
this may be awkward, a dangerous climb,
but i need to be forward, this is the time,
my missing link,
you may be the right one.

are you even listening?
your glazed eyes and your pale cheeks,
the silent sighs and reluctance to speak,
make me think,
you may not be home right now.

my hands are shaking,
through the silence you are taking,
to find some words to say.
in an emergence of urgency,
patience mistakens me,
and looks the other way.

just thought i'd come by today,
but i see that you're working,
ring me if you ever have a day,
where you become sick of lurking,
alone,
like someone else i know.


post #500, how momentous!