Martini Strangers
Your secrets are safe with me
I promise to listen with my eyes alone
asking no questions…seeking no reasons
I too have stared into the early morning mist
not always alone…but always lonely
Confessions offered in total silence
trust given…without condition…trust taken
I know that your tears have fallen like rain
memories prevail…ties long ago undone
midnight passion forsaken for tomorrow’s laundry
Sunsets searching for dreams…sunrise searching for more
living as a stranger with the one who once knew all of you
walls that talk back…a partner who does not
memories of promises lost…dreams that will never be
watching you needing more than what you have
Pristine martini’s in polished glass
ice cold and strong…tomorrow’s warmth today
each sip a gentle reprieve
dreams being shaken...loneliness being stirred
the scent of your perfume that will linger forever
Last call forcing us to the streets we know
going home to someone we do not
unsaid words echo from invisible walls
lost strangers passing in the night
your secrets are safe with me
IRISH
Copyright © Michael Poyntz | Year Posted 2009
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