Confetti in the Rain
you bought
the works
but I missed
your show
stayed at home
kneading pizza dough
the ball dropped
where in New York City
wouldn’t know
missed the count
closed my eyes
and opened ‘em
on 22
blew out the candles
and said adieu
but Peter Pan says NO
don’t ever say goodbye
never say goodbye
‘cause goodbye
means going away
and going away means
forgetting
lest I forget
all of it
all the good
all the bad
all the happy
all the sad
it’s yours
and it’s mine
we in the world
know it
too well
can’t have the candle
without the cake
else we’d never know
the difference
between a summer’s day
and a winter’s night
ice cubes melting
in the mug
I wonder where
time goes
when it’s not with me
where does it go
when it quietly leaves
the room
and goes off
the clock
I’d like it back
you know
all the time
I wasted
on worry
what I would of done
had I known
you only get that one
summer in the sun
before it turns
January 1
TL