Hello/Goodbye

she went over to his apartment
clutching her decision
and he said, did you come here to tell me goodbye?
so she built a skyscraper of procrastination
and then she leaned out the twenty-fifth floor window
of her reply
and she felt like an actress
just reading her lines
when she finally said
yes. it's really goodbye this time
and far below was the backdrop
and the tiny toy cars
and it all fell so fast
and it all fell so far

Ani DiFranco
School Night

Paintings by 非 (hi)