Not This Time Poem by Vi Lanflagle

I'm feelin' I'm fading away from you.
I'm feelin' that i can't say what's on my mind.
I think you're slippin' thru my fingers,
Like trying to hold water without a glass.

I feel i'm stumblin' on my own two feet
when you're around me.
But i can't seem to find the words
The right things to say to you.

How do I tell you what i'm feeling,
When you're just a dot in the sky?

I have to jump to fly,
And walk to run
Closing the distance
Not such infinite spaces.

I'm gonna take my chances
Try to anchor you down
So you won't float away from me.
Not this time.

(August 14,2007)