Sneakers

I'm sorry I'm sorry that you come to me in dreams Like it's the only way that you can find to talk to me When I saw you last We were fraying at the edges I never patched it up and now We're unwound. Thought I saw you wearing boots But knew it wasn't really you Cuz you wear sneakers in the winter Your clearness was a shiver Slush seeping through your soles Now your feet are wet And I can't wring you out Oh I'm sorry that you had to see that I'm sorry that you had to see me like that. Chest a frenzy when I saw You working my old summer job It singed a nerve I thought was lost Here I was measuring my scars Envisioning yours twice as long Your skin was smooth and shining Like my street when it rains Thought I saw your feet were bare But knew you weren't really there Cuz you wear sneakers by the seaside Your silence was a nuisance Sand sticking to my socks Now my floors are filthy I can't rinse them off Oh I'm sorry that you had to see that I'm sorry that you had to see me like that.