Come Around
he says, will you wait for me tonight at nine?she says, all right, that sounds just fine
she waits, chain-smoking all her Kamel Reds
he waits, just knowing there are things that must be said
but he's not clear how to address her
when he used to just undress her
so he waits and he thinks
it gets late and he drinks
so she waits until she falls asleep
night passes with no sound
saying, wait til he comes around
she says, I need you
he says, I need time to think
she says, all right
saying goodbye to his skin in ink
he wants to be some-
one whose not tied up in this
she wants to know if
she can ever forget this
and he's not clear how to address her
when he used to just undress her
so he waits and he thinks
it gets late and he drinks
so she waits until she falls asleep
night passes with no sound
saying, wait til he comes around
wait til he comes around
