but then, this is nothing you don't already know

by Beth - Scorpio

I have always known you, 
the same way my tastebuds 
have always known my tongue 
- without consciousness. 

For years this piece of me 
-this piece that bares your name 
like a brand- 
has laid softly, 
unnoticed 
beneath the veneer 
waiting patiently 
for the 59 bus. 

It's no surprise 
that you weren't on time 
<i>"the traffic was hell"</i> 
you laughed 
I smiled 
as you laced 
your fingers through mine 

and the bus schedule 
fell to the ground, 
more silent 
than the softest sigh.

Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2005-05-02 20:27:31
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:50
Poem ID: 70755

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