Between need and greed,
Wherever I place you, I find
Picking once, one over the other
I run again from one end to another
Endless need and eternal greed
For you, without you, within
Between memory and presence
Among those bylanes I find lessons
Picking presence, I gave in to
Prayers to lure, coffees in liew
Your absence, like memory lingers
For me, without me, within
Between promise and caprice
I tally gains each verse apiece
Picking fuzzy promises eternal
I dreamt of flowers, all things vernal
Wondrous, rapturous, whimsical songs
For us, within us, you sing
Greedy memories are but whims
Promises of presence I need
But among all these words is lost
A me, that is without you and me, within