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Love Too Late

I was always late 
For you
And I never rushed,
never thinking I had
to
Time stalked me like
a wasp
I floated  through
life as if on a
cloud
Thin air masking my
mistakes
I was as elusive as
life gets
Time meant nothing
And I'm sorry for
this
I'm so sorry for
this

I met you on a
corner
Bitter weather
battering your
cheeks
Blue eyes sparkling
under a mass of dark
hair
You had waited an
eternity there
We drank coffee on a
bench
Mapping out the
stars until dawn
seeped in
As all thoughts
provoked a certain
clarity
You decided it would
only ever be me
Always me
And I'm not sorry

I was late to the
airport
Flying to Naples, no
more planes for days
It had been years
since you'd seen
your family
So I watched as
frost lay  like
icing over your
dream
We played with
silence like a toy
for two weeks
And I'm sorry for
this

The day of your
parting
An hour of snow lay
around your feet
A car skidded, you
landed on the bonnet
I should of been
there
I was at home
reading an article
As your heart beat
for the last time at
the hospital
I should of been
holding your hand,
telling you I loved
you
So I missed your
departure too
And I am sorry
So sorry

Time is muffled
Churches like
conveyer belts for
the living and dead
As babies join this
world, people leave
it
The hurse shot to
the church like a
police car
I imagined it having
flashing blue lights
Saying he's dead,
he's dead
And I am too
I was late for your
funeral
I'm not sorry for
this
It was something I
couldn't bare to do

But, we're you aware
The later I was
The longer I had you
You always calling
Where are you
Where are you
The longer you were
in this world
Even if I wasn't
next to you
The longer I loved
you
The longer I knew
you
The later I was
The longer you were
in this life
Not rushing out of
it
The longer I had you
And I'm not sorry
for this
I'll never be sorry
for this

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