eventide

listen carefully

the pads on the bottoms of my feet
thick from so many years of dancing
make the same sound as the cats
as i climb the linoleum stairs

it was to be my last
i know
but i woke up from a dream
and know that i am still alive
my heart, i mean

she was my next door neighbor
someone ive known all my life
eyes
full of warmth and fun
that she didnt know was there

she ran a sports club of some kind
i tossed some stones
around the junk piled up outside in the yard
then we sat and talked
and i realized that i was willing to spend my life with her
i woke up as i was trying to put this into words