I fail to feel your pounding heart

just a step away from me!

A long day!

I call out to you

do you ever listen

this day has grown too long for me

I need to take this off

or if someone can cut it short and do the hemming again

it’s skirt gets entangled in my feet

every time I take one step

I stop for fear of falling down

I move around with stolen feet

I pierce it’s ears with a tiny second

but how do I cut it short

these long elongated hours

encompass it’s every morsel

this day has moved far from my grip

flattened and punctured beyond repair

I shudder at its metallic cold touch

my shoulders ache for some warmth

I need your lips to sooth my nerves

my bosom heaves with unquenched thirst

I wait for hours to fathom it’s depth

yet it remains where it was

hours ago the sun was low

sifting through whites and yellows

now this ball of orange has

flown from east to west

I keep waiting for dusk

this skirt entangles my feet

can you get it hemmed again?