Ceaseless, It’s Been Years
but, god-
so much of me is still afraid
that if i saw you coming
i would hold the door,
and some slight part of it
(the milk scent
of your cheek
soft, sun dappled hand
failing light pooled in your footsteps)
would loose me, all the way, back
to the day you left –
no, no
the day before.
i fear the quiet parts of me
in which you never stop happening.
Stephen Joffe is an award winning actor, musician, writer, and sound designer based in Toronto. He has previously been published as a playwright, songwriter (Birds of Bellwoods, etc.), and poet.