Sunrise is burning
in your window,
but you’ve been gone
for a while.
A lonely ghost,
on a nameless street,
the haunting of 10,000 miles.
I found your message
hidden in my phone.
Said you were done,
you were coming home.
That morning light bleeds,
but you know
the price that must be paid
better than most.
I know it’s gonna seem
like life
has been
passing you by.
We just do
what we can
to keep the faith alive.
I’ll be first
to admit
we fell behind.
So easy to get lost
in the shit,
so easy to lose your mind.
I saw a message
in the moment,
but it’s long gone, now.
Just like that fire
in your window
has gone out.
I remain the same
man I was
before all this went down.
Just a little more bitter,
and a few of my edges
ground down.
We’re gonna need you here
one day,
of that I’m afraid.
Everyone’s been meeting in secret
and speaking your name.
It feels like
this whole damn world’s
gone insane.
So, I’m waiting
for that fire in your window
to start burning again.
HG – 2020
