while 

you 

were

gone 

the 

snowdrops 

bloomed

some 

of 

the 

dandelions

went 

to 

seed

jive
talkin'
you're
telling
me 
lies
yeah
jive
talkin'
you
wear
a
disguise

-Bee Gees

I'm 
cool
with 
you 
livin'
here
spider 
long
as 
you
don't 
bite
me 
in 
my 
sleep 

I 
thought 
there's 
nothing 
right 
in 
this 
whole
world  
then 
again
I 
might 
be 
wrong 

she

sees

sounds

of 

summer

in 

spring

and 

hears

lights

of 

winter

in

the
fall

he
stood
at 
the 
street
corner
smiling
at 
nothing
and 
at 
everything

the
saddest 
thing
I 
can 
think
of 
the 
happiest
thing
I 
can 
think
of 

It's 
not 
at 
all
like
I 
thought
it 
was 
and 
now
I 
have 
to
rethink
it.

love 
is 
bigger
than 
you
if 
you 
open 
your
heart
it
eats
you 
alive

sun 
tea
warm
potato
salad
cold
hose
water
grill
smoke
bug 
spray
grass

the 
sun
glorious
on 
my 
skin
I 
could
rule 
the 
world
with 
it 
or 
sleep  

I 
stood
in 
the 
yard
with 
the 
scattered
toys 
and 
thought
how 
good 
my 
life 
was

the
night
winds
were
not 
comforting 
they 
sounded
hollow
just 
like
I
felt

the 
traffic
lights
swayed 
in 
the 
wind
and 
that's 
how
I 
could
see
the 
wind
sway

our 
lives
drifted
apart
then 
of 
all 
things
it's
death 
that 
brought 
us 
together

I 
drove
past
the
library
the 
post
office
the 
old
homes
of 
my
youth

driving
and 
crying
the 
petals
were
pink
and 
white
the 
grey
river 
shone

all 
a 
sudden
every
goddamned
thing
he 
ever 
said 
came 
back 
to 
me 

I 
know 
you
so 
very
well
now
but 
some
day
I 
won't 
know
you 
at
all

she

wears

flat

shoes

at

all

times

just

in

case

she

needs

to 

quickly

escape