Night So Long

grayscale photography of train station

Photo by Wallace Chuck 

I think I missed my cue

in the seismic gap between us.

The drama is widening it all the while.

There is a rawness in your eyes

burning ashes fill the sky.

The midnight train is passing by

is this my cue to cry?

A night so long and you move on

and I never say goodbye.

 

4 thoughts on “Night So Long

  1. …and I can’t remember, if we said goodbye.

    from “Goodbye” by Steve Earl (also covered by Emmylou Harris)

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