A Long Time


Didn’t take long,
for another, to take our spot
in the riverside parking lot

Didn’t need a sign,
we dutifully paid our dues
to one another, and the parking meter

Didn’t need too long,
parking was paid for,
and we expired not much later

Didn’t need a sign,
we’d need to move on
leave the space, to another

Didn’t take long at all,
for a Tesla to take our spot –
electrifying the area

Didn’t need much,
to fill the void
where your Civid then stood

Didn’t need more,
of your austere love
to know my worth

Didn’t need much,
to tell me (y)our love dried up

like I didn’t know already

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