we're walking down the street
and all I can do is stare at the end
waiting for it to arrive
fearing it
dreading it
but focusing on it
let me look at you instead
and stare at your eyes as you talk
or even your ears
or your new shoes hitting the pavement
I want to focus on that
while I still can
let me just live for a couple seconds
and wait until I can see
if the sidewalk ends completely
or if it just turns around the next bend
