22 syllables

you're too occupied choking on the smoke from this short fuse of mine

which took a half year to light

to realize you should have waited for some sort of cue

before jabbering on and on about the towns you once knew

because frankly

i'd asked you to stay

it's not my fault that you left anyway

a borrowed idea which was yours to borrow

you can thank me later

to keep you busy day after day during sets of long hours

dealing four dollar drinks to ten dollar tables

is this all as you imagined it?

a talented townie

just wasting it

because frankly i'd asked you to stay

so

here's 22 syllables to show you i'm capable. until you decide we're taking our time

i'll read about us a couple days every month

until you decide we're taking our time

i'll read about us a couple days every month

it's not me in a rut

it's not me in the rut

taking our time couple days every month

it's not me in the rut

we're taking our time couple days every month

it's not me in the rut

it's not me in a rut

my winter in medford is quieter without you

my kitchen at midnight is quieter without you

my evenings in early are quieter without you

my pockets and wallet are quieter without you

but

frankly

i'd asked you to stay

it's not my fault that you left anyway

until you decide we're wasting our time

i'll be reading about us a couple days every month

so

until you decide we're wasting our time

i'll be reading about us a couple days every month