okay, the world is ending
for normal people
it was always ending
for me
okay, now you’re feeling
lonely and vulnerable
i was lonely and vulnerable
all those weeks, months,
that year or two,
you had better things to do
than say hello to me
and now
i am someone
you know you can say hello to
that forgotten number
forgotten name
remembered
in the first crisis
of your life
my whole life
has been crisis
you want to join the club
you want me to show you
how it’s done?
you want me to show you
how to survive?
maybe you should have asked
those weeks, months,
that year or two ago
i know it’s hard
everything is hard
i tried to tell you
i tried to hold your hand
and tell you
don’t blame me
if you didn’t listen
i can’t hold your hand now
i can’t walk to your place
and comfort you
in your time of fear
you wouldn’t have me
in mine
my fear was too much
there is always something
better to do
than love a
frightened stranger
all i can tell you now
is that i know it’s hard
oh god in heaven
and earth
and hell itself
i know it’s hard
and i’ll say hello
you know i’ll say hello
til you find someone else
to talk to
