i know

far from here but not yet there

(on top of that) without a watch

i'm lost, i'm lost

and found and

safe (but scared) and sound

that's it i'll trade

my squeaky chair for

another (even squeakier)

strangers watch strangers talk

with one another

a man with black shoes that

rival the sun in

the way that they

shine

a woman with tears in her jeans and tears

in her eyes (i wonder if her heart

is torn as well)

a boy chewing on his pen with

hope in his eyes

but (i know) that's

not how you find

the answers

a room full of faces (not

one familiar) and yet

it feels warmer than

my memories

brighter than what

i can remember (just right

now)

far dimmer (i know)

than the days

to come and

that alone (i know) is

something to

smile about