[second to] last breath

written 2007/2008...

every song ends
every ending needs a song.
so i'm going to need one soon.
these words mean nothing
until you match the notes
to the one i left outside your door.
read it and weep, i'm not coming back.
you're singing the wrong lines
i'm crying the wrong tears
making fools of ourselves
and promises meant to be broken.
who needs ruled when we have...
all we need is...
all we have is...
standing on the balcony
i hear it all below
where i'm going, you'll be there
but you're not. you're in the threshold.
i'll dedicate this to you: my second to last breath.
i already have plans for the last.
to the song in your heart,
good riddance, goodbye...
good times i've had, listening to your lies.
my ears are already full
i can't see what it is
it sounds like...
it must be...
but it's not you, it's me.
and has been all along.
it's too late now
i'm past the second
time for the last
here's to the song in your heart,
"sing a new song of death."

my second to last breath.