I sat by the window,
the scenery
passing.

I looked down at my book.
I was at the last page,
nowhere near my stop.

I looked at my watch.
It was dead. No idea
if I was late or not.

The memory of you
was running
through me,

your laughter
echoing in
my vacant heart.

I knew that if I
read the last page,
I’d have nothing left of you.

I closed the book,
stared at the blank screen
of my dead watch,

waiting
for the next
stop.

 

Jason Wright is the editor and founder of Oddball Magazine. His column appears weekly. His third book, Train of Thought 2: Almost Home is available now at the Oddball Book Store.