Exhalation (The Long Goodbye)

Right before the sigh when I wonder why I even try

Today was like the stutter that starts the long goodbye

Right into the arms of a ticking clock I cry

A day can be too much like a long held breath sometimes

I dream in salty air

As marsh winds blow against the tide of time

Leaving my residence in the City of Presidents

Seeing it now as if my whole life i’d been blind

Take the long way out

Shaking hands by holding hands to keep from falling down

Take a piece of me now

I don’t need much more than what I’ve already found

I wake to salty air

The last day in a long string of beads held by praying fingers

I leave enemies and friends, ‘cause every beginning has its ends

As the pages turn, every lesson learned still lingers

On my breath

No words I say can make my meaning come out right

And yet

I will try...

To start the long goodbye

Right before the sigh when I wonder why I even try

Today was like the stutter that starts the long goodbye

Right into the arms of a ticking clock I cry

A day can be too much like a long held breath sometimes