the sun sets from the closing sky,
far away from the very far edge of the park.
the trees shake their heads,
not ready to say, "goodnight."
the day is ending okay, baby,
okay enough for you and me.
then i walk away,
head toward the water,
turn toward the sun,
watch the clouds turn to smoke
in the sky, watch the water oozing by.
and in the sun, i swear,
it is like seeing
into your eyes
or into my eyes
or into a pair of eyes.
i could look into the bottom of a cup,
or just let my eyes stay on the ground.
i could look in a thousand directions
and still never come close
to knowing how to speak the way it sounds.
i’m not gonna say that it's sad.
i’m not gonna say that I’m ready to be sad.
no matter what the planets say,
i’m just gonna learn,
to move my face
as much as I move the rest of my body
and learn to call my face my face.
then I turn my back from the sun,
head from the water. feel the ground still hard
under my feet as the sky turns murky with light above us.
and i swear it’s like i’m walking toward you
when i am walking toward you.
i’m not gonna say, “it’s perfect!”
i’m not gonna say, “it’s perfect,
i’d better be ready to be sad.”
no matter what the planets say,
i'm just gonna learn
to recognize your face
as I recognize my face.
new moon, no moonlight in the sky tonight.
not really so far away from the edge
of my hand in your hand.
we turn from the trees,
not quite yet ready to whisper,
“goodnight.”
the day is always ending, baby,
thanks for noticing with me.
thanks for noticing with me,
the day is always ending, baby.
not quite yet ready to whisper goodnight,
we turn from the trees of the edge
of my hand in your hand.
not really so far away, no moonlight in the sky tonight—
new moon.
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