By Briana Kassia
Date: 2008 Oct 10
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the call

waking too early
to the empty and the ache
it's not even dawn, still dark
you wake me with a kiss
whispered sweet good morning, baby
before you have to go
take my heart with you

sheets all warm and tangled
hair all mussed and knotted
lips all swollen kissed
heavy as the clouds full of rain
you're on the road less than a minute
when I press the blurry numbers
desperate for your voice

go back to sleep love
(but I miss you)
it was a late night
you hurt
sleep
(but I miss you)

then at the second intersection
just before the light changes
just before I am awake
the clouds open
and over the phone I hear
the windshield wipers start
and your wry chuckle
that you should have stayed
in bed this morning
with me