A shadow appeared 
a brief eclipse 
flying past me 
catching one corner 
of my eye 
and then gone 
eclipsing someone else 
or carrying on 
with whatever shadows 
do when they’re 
done with you 

The morning starts sad
as though the city
has pulled the gray
clouds over its head 
and said tomorrow whatever 
it is I’ll definitely 
deal with it tomorrow 
and from beneath I
hear the sobbing rain 
washing away yesterday’s disappointment 
sometimes that’s just about 
the only thing left 
to do be it
lovers friends even city
such are rainy days 
for one for all 

Mmm coffee is good 
you say to me 
as I climb in
and what about me
I ask playfully defensive 
you oh well you 
are so much better 
kiss kisses quickly following 

It’s usually now
as I do 
this that I 
most of all 
it’s never then
or ever before 
usually just now 
because I know 
that when maybe 
later this now
will be gone 
I will too
so too you 

Why when you 
belong to something 
do you matter 
but when out
because of you 
or someone else 
then you don’t 
be it group 
frat even relationship 
it’s as though 
you never did 
just your participation 
that makes me 
wonder were they
only ever engaged 
with the they
their and never 
in me mine