Let me steal a moment
Of your time.
I realise you are not there.
What I cannot
Bear
Subsides.
What I feel
Arises again
And carries the familiar pain,
And its real.
No covenant.
No deal.
Except what was agreed.
Am I a remnant?
The wheel spins quick,
The layers peel away
But I still have a need.
Can I steal another day?
