You And No One Else

An Ice coffee waiting for you; the emptiness sits Next to me

Waiting never once gets easier. On a lukewarm wave that’s faded a little

your smile comes shimmering into view

In that instant everything that was rippling stops, as if none of it ever happened

Love is complicated, like syrup settled at the bottom. But

You and no one else — you seep in so quietly

You and no one else — you settle deep inside my heart

All that’s left at the end of the day is your afterimage

You and no one else — a feeling grown vivid, All I really want

Baby, you said you’d be here soon. I shut my eyes and opened them again

Has it stopped? On the clock hands, my own face reflected back — unfamiliar and sharp-edged

Love is complicated, like a picture frame gathering dust. But

You and no one else — you seep in so quietly

You and no one else — you settle deep inside my heart

All that’s left at the end of the day is your afterimage

You and no one else — a feeling grown vivid, All I really want

The Promise we tied fast the day we swore it, eyes shining almost painfully bright

But sometimes it gets hidden behind the shadow you cast

and those cold days were Loneliness. Now that worn-out knot is

way over there, Far away. You and no one else — you seep in completely

You and no one else — you settle deep inside my heart

All that’s left at the end of the day is your afterimage

You and no one else — a feeling grown vivid, All I really want