You wore a coat I had seldom seen, maybe twice, <br />But now it's like a white certainty in my mind. <br />We stood by that sleek and silver tram and suddenly, <br />On that night, it had all the frightening potential of a bullet, <br />That night it would hurt me real bad. <br /> <br />I felt your hair with my cheek and moved my lips <br />To cling to yours, felt them with all my body before <br />Moving away. <br /> <br />On the walk home I thought of you on that tram, <br />Always moving away; I knew that's how it would be, <br />Always moving away, but I make up tales <br />Because otherwise it's too unbearable; <br /> <br />Nobody should be asked to suffer for too long in <br />That truth like cold steel, hard and no comfort. <br />It would only break this fragile thing. <br /> <br />So I think of you always with a smile on your face.<br /><br />Way Lenn<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/last-night-together-2/
