By me
Date: 26 December 1998

not so silent night...

Flashes of light in Grand Central
Watching everyone rushing home to their loved ones.
Holiday commotion surrounds me.
A dimly lit Grand Central and me with a cup of herbal tea
to warm my queazy stomach.
In the middle of all that black and white there
you are wearing a bright red santa hat.

I miss my train as you and I kiss.
A kiss I would have missed a thousand trains for.
You hold me and we melt into one another.
And you let go...
And I let go..
And it is US
not YOU or ME
or you or me
but US

I watch you disappear onto the platform carrying my black beret
as a memento...
unsure if you will ever be like that with me again. but certain that we will 
ALWAYS be frozen in time. 
On that platform. 
Against that pillar.
in each others arms
in love
Merry Christmas to US.