I Can Hear You Talking December 29, 2007
Posted by Conrad Hubbard in : Pathos Poetry , 6 commentsI wake up in the dark
And open my eyes
I can hear you talking
To those other guys
Looking for the clock
It’s 3 A.M. again
I stumble out of bed
And into the den
Will you come to bed now?
I ask with a sigh
You look up from the phone
But don’t say goodbye
I’ll come to bed soon
Let me finish with this
And you send me back
With a quick little kiss
I wake up in the dark
And open my eyes
I can hear you talking
To those other guys
Looking for the clock
It’s 4 A.M. again
I stumble out of bed
You’re not in the den
I hear you upstairs
Your voice muffled and low
My heart is breaking
And I climb the stairs slow
Will you come to bed now?
I ask with a sigh
I am not ready yet
Have you come to spy?
I lay there in the dark
With wide opened eyes
I can hear you talking
To those other guys
Looking for the clock
It’s 5 A.M. again
I stumble out of bed
And into the den
I can’t sleep honey
Will you please come to bed?
Try some sleeping pills
I can’t believe what you said
My heart is breaking
I fall asleep denied
The alarm is beeping
You’re asleep at my side
I wake to morning light
And open my eyes
At least you aren’t talking
To those other guys
Looking for the clock
It’s off to work I go
I steal a goodbye kiss
You don’t even know
I come home for lunch
But you are still in bed
The phone sitting there
By the side of your head
Will you wake for me now?
I slip into bed
You say you are tired
I can hold you instead
The phone rings like clockwork
I open my eyes
Will you be too tired?
Will you talk to those guys?
Back to work I go
To finish up my day
Hoping to come home
And steal your heart away
You’re already busy
Talking on the phone
I am so tired now
I go to bed alone
I wake up in the dark
And open my eyes
I can hear you talking
To those other guys
Looking for the clock
It’s 3 A.M. again
I stumble out of bed
And into the den
Will you come to bed now?
I ask with a sigh
You look up from the phone
But don’t say goodbye
*To read other poems that I have written, please check out the poetry section of my blog and the collection posted in my poetry scrapbook.