how many times have we asked each other
how was your day did you meet another
interesting person worth falling in love with
someone who would know
what we do and think
but not quite someone shallow
to compensate for our lack of vanity
and yet able to appreciate
saramago buñuel and fosse's cabaret
how many times have you held my hand
in dusty overcrowded bars how many times
have i tried to tell you you are perfect when
your heart freshly crushed
wouldn't crawl back to its place
how many times
have we watched the days go to waste
not doing much just waiting
waiting to meet 'someone'
waiting to forget the bad ones
how many times before we realize
we don't need the bars
the tears and the regrets
we can deal with life together
time will take care of the rest