tales from an ordinary world

2001-03-06c

I'm going
he told her
I've gotta go
down to the pier
I'm going to wait
and see if my ship comes in
or maybe
I'll swim out to meet it

there were tears
before bedtime
she wouldn't let go
she wasn't finished with him
no
not yet
I had so many plans

but what else
can you do
when your ship
won't come in ?