The best way to get her attention
would be to run my finger
across the edge of the paper
then I could tell her
all about her hermetically sealed heart
but that would be something
she wouldn’t understand
I could say it feels like
my life is stuck in a rainy car park
and that’s how it feels being with you
I would add that I have decided
I’m going to drive someplace else
but that would be something
she wouldn’t understand
So instead I ditched the metaphors
and walked away
but when I looked back
she still didn’t understand.