runway blues...

emptiness has a boarding pass on my mind
so let me express
just let me unwind

it's the feeling you get
when your wallet is a missing
the dull thud of a locked car door
when you see your keys a jingling
(in the ignition)

it's forgetting your toothbrush while on vacation
sitting in gum or wet paint at far away train station

it's that hard thing
you crack your tooth on in your favorite burger joint
its a 3am call from mom...don't wanna guess point

it's wetting your socks on the bathroom floor
before you put on your shoes and walk out that door

it is rushing
to the gate
and realizing
her flight
is
on
time...not late
and boarding
there will be
no long goodbye
no time for mourning

no credits will roll by
no soundtrack that sounds fly
just
emptiness
and a sigh
while i
stand there...
smile...
wave goodbye...
and my insides...
just...
die.

and that's what i call
my runway blues.