Drift

saying nothing,
i have four conversations with you
in different places, at
different times and
as different people

you could be nobody, but
you’re not, now

you tap out a drum beat
on me, i return it like
telegraph, on the other side

when your make up comes off
you tell me this is the face
of a different girl
it is not true,
it was different before

we could be anybody, but
we’re not, now

for the first time, i
understand how it feels
to be alone together