In case you didn’t know
I too went home after the ceremony
And replayed the silent pauses of our failed encounter. I thought of a new clever thing I wish I said
And you’ll never know it and I won’t know yours. In case you didn’t know
I imagine weddings within the first hour of meeting you
I felt your peek, but pretended not to look your way
I looked you up online and now don’t know where to start That you whispered in my ear and I’ll masturbate
To the once hot air on my neck. In case you didn’t know
When I turned the corner, I cried. I thought I heard you, too. Maybe both our loved ones Share the same hospital. In case you didn’t know
I wore bright colors and made the afternoon men laugh, But tonight I’ll drink to darkness because I have no one. They pay me well, but I only want that other thing— Your poetry, in case I didn’t know. The Goodbye Song