By kate
Date: 28 April 1999

mix tape

The mix tape I made for you
is still on my desk
in it's collage covered case.

I made it hopeing
it might help you smile.
But
I force myself
to leave it behind each morning
as I pick up my bags, keys,
and walk out the door.

"It's too soon," I tell myself
to start giving you pieces of me - 
you've barely put hers away, 
and it wouldn't be fair
to any of us.

And so 
the mix tape I made for you
is still on my desk.
It will be there until you're ready
to decide.