12:23 am
By Tom Peirce
January 24, 2008
they say that right before you die
you see all your life flash before your eyes
but for me
it was the future
we were before a judge
and after we signed the papers,
i was pulled away,
and reed asked you
"are you happy?"
and you said, "yes."
they say that there is nothing
more boring
than another person's dream
but i dreamed I saw you at a ukrainian wedding
and you kept pushing me down hallways
until you pushed me into an underground shower
i asked you if you'd be there when I woke up
and a voice asked you
"are you happy?"
and you said, "no."
they say that we should measure our lives by love
but I measure it by your eyes
when you looked into mine in san francisco,
when you cried in georgetown,
when you felt pain in trenton,
when you showed me joy in new york,
when you asked if I was happy in sonoma,
when you told me you were happy in princeton,
time has stopped, but sweetheart, "are you happy?"
silence
About the author:
More about Tom's work available at www.howcanyoujustwalkaway.blogspot.com
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