6 Rings

Tonight you missed my call

Or maybe you ignored it —

6 rings and you were gone

The moon admired the glow of my mobile

As my thoughts spun round and round

And stars dance in my periphery

It’s the 365th day of orbit

And I’m still floating where you left me

Drifting in Neptune’s sea —

Alone…cold

Tonight you missed my call

Or maybe you ignored it —

6 rings and you were gone

I don’t miss the hollow of your eyes

But I saw your handprint in the constellations

And remembered the warmth of your palm in mine —

The palm with which I was never waved good-bye

You left with the decency of a shooting star

Just as pretty and just as bright

Leaving me in the darkness

To swim my way to the surface

Tonight when you missed my call

I just wanted to say goodbye

My head is finally above water

And Neptune’s rings

Are my spaceship home

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