I was the only face with a name
and you wouldn’t leave without me
I was waiting on New Year’s Day
to change everything about me
And the woman in your life at that time
was hanging on the line
as doctors looked you over
A seasoned veteran in the theater of life
Couldn’t help but second guess you
as I sat by your side
And I regret it now
To be the space between and the line
that makes every mile seem shorter
To be the only gleam in the eye
of some beautiful beholder
Am I to you just a way to pass the time?
A means to rectify the twiddling of thumbs
The restlessness of limbs didn’t keep you up at night
But something else always did, something always did
And you know what it is