only so long

running out of time
a bit fast, i must admit
so quick to leave me?

scream, what do you want?
turn around, sigh around, leave.
lone pigeon, one line.

it seems too late, too
late to start what has begun
we meant it to, yes.

we longed. for so long.
we did. something must happen,
we thought, too late though.

we didn't pause, no
hesitation, we flung our
selves into the wind.

we didn't begin
to wonder how we would catch,
we leapt together.

thoughtlessness molded
us. it bound us, held us tight.
we let it, we did.

but now that we're here,
time is speeding quickly past,
do we let it go?

stand still, stop stuck, stay.
left to the right, bash, bang, boom.
mumbled prayers, don't let

us collide, hold us
together and balanced, now
for once in our life.

misread your glances,
hold your hand, sweating, worried.
walk away, what have

i done?

look in my eyes, tell
me the truth, how long do we
want this, how long will

it go, despite fights,
fevers, foreigners? without
a gathering of

times, will there be a
story for us, a love to
remember if we

continue this way?
no time to waste, no time to
lose, not like this. the

sands of this time are
flitting freely through fingers
as we slip our hands

apart. no! please stay.
hold me for the rest, let me
see the love shine in the

breathless youthfulness
between our lives. remind me
of the new ahead,

whisper, it is good
we are okay, we will be,
no matter what we

see, we will live this
and remember as our new
beginning, our chance.