3 Dollar Bill
Dwelling on the past
You could have never known
You could have never seen this coming
Over-preparing for the future
I’ve never seen you prepare that much for anything
Over-thinking in a knife fight
is like running in a forest while it’s raining
Memorable,
but not what you wanted to happen next
In the midst of a tragedy,
in a second of memory,
I saw what hurt you most
Now I see
it was an inner conflict
and not a character flaw
But not everyone has an open mind
to see inside these things
In a moment of recollection,
a speck of time worth waiting for
I had your number dialed on the phone,
all I had to do was call
Now I see
it was an inner conflict
and not a character flaw
I’m sorry that it took so long
Waking up for one
Do people leave the house anymore?
Responding to your distress call,
I’m sorry that it took so long
Waking up for one
Do people talk to each other anymore?
A memory of pure ecstasy
A speck of time worth waiting for
Copyright © Matthew Bailey | Year Posted 2023
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