Waiting again for my ride to come; forty breaths. Watching the leaves as they fall brilliant deaths. Christopher passes me the metal cap, which I refill. I say, "Eyes on the road," as he accelerates. The coffee spills.
I'd be running if I could. If I could leave, I know I would. Love has long since left this home. So, forty breaths now on my own.
We pass the High School. The baseball field is a pond of leaves. Half of our main street is for sale, but the town still breathes.
I'd be running if I could. If I could leave, I know I would. Love has long since left this home. So, forty breaths now on my own.
Some days, it all comes back to me. How we swore our love before the whole town. The memories, they blow right through me. We cleared out the yard and settled down. I'm a peaceful man, but I made mistakes, so Sara left for G-d knows where. She could have taken everything. She left this place my cross to bear.
Skin gets thick and backs get bent, but hearts stay shy. Chris doesn't speak through the first coat. Neither do I. If I could cover the whole d-mn town, I would. A brand new coat on everything would do some good.
Someone somewhere surely knows how to leave and when to go, but I'm a man who must atone with forty breaths now on my own.
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