do you remember when you were still in town
before you
i waited w/ you until the woman called your flight
&
we ran to the stop as the bus pulled away
impossibly
i heard the words come out of my mouth
& i
i gave back the t-shirt that you'd always wear
i went
you say you don't want me coming around anymore
you sit
i know you're lying
when you start talking like your batteries
i finally wrote you the letter
w/ all the things i've
the contessa deluxe
that you bought at laney swap meet for
so nice to hear from you
it's been a while it's
at the station the train is leaving at eight
& nothing's
it gets worse before it gets better
that's what your best
you went out w/ your best sweater on
w/ every intention
sometimes at night i watch the mice across the kitchen
you pretend that it's alright
to wait up half the night
when