Derek Chos Poet Lyric

September Dewdrops

Pass a million cars on my way
Back to the small room that I called my home
Getting stuck in traffic physically and mentally
So fast and alone

Little dusky dewdrops cascading upon all my memories
Of that year
Back when I'd get stuck in traffic
Just to help you relieve of all your fears

Hey, you're fine
Come sit along with me in my room
Crank your 3DS speakers

Our hunt began
You'd hold me close and we'd melt down to
Our tender bases then

Brightly shining summer sun illuminating pages
That were so rare
Recommend me favorite teas and offer me some prime loose leaf
To warm our air

Weighed down by my laptop bag for some useless class
I'd drop anyway
Hear the legends singing things I still haven't forgotten
Unto this day

Hey, I'm fine
My room's been empty ever since then
Except for your memory

I relived
Every time I'd need some fuel
To help me make it through the cold nights

Slaying chaos druids on my seventh cup of coffee
Outside, there's snow
Cold December raindrops clinging to my windowsill
That we used to know

I remember the frosty zephyrs and how we'd crack it open
To breathe deeply
Smell the frost of Winter, cooling skin and warming hearts
As you'd cling to me

It was never fine
You know it died when we first gave up
Buried in a cemetery

Built for pets
You came to tear out my Achilles
And you knew that I would let you then

Here alone in my room nearly one thousand days later
And still thinking
Not about returning but just joy I felt back then
Dangled from a string

We're both living our best lives and cursing each other
Unto this day
I know that I once loved you but it's not the case anymore
I can safely say

Hey, I'm fine
Drinking fresh September dewdrops
Getting drunk on nostalgia

I don't mind
The memory of you and me
Doesn't burn anyway anymore

So, it's fine
A thousand days have passed and I'm alive
Drunk but feeling sober

I'm alright
More dusky drive than winter traffic
I've already rolled back home now.

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