Eight Years Later

Brown and white our bellies press together
Your breath a mix of smoke and Crest toothpaste
I breathe in comfort but each breath is laced
Richmond and Virginia present ever

What happiness it is to let you go
And find that you come back to me again
From time to time to time the world will spin
And when it settles, when it stops, we’ll know

That whether we are far or just nearby
Tea we’ll have with milk and yours with sugar
Rent a car that drives us to forever

A gondola can take us to the sky
Ripe with life and soft with age and laughter
Brown and white our bellies press together