Penny

Standing here, as I lean

Pressed against the window screen,

That summer's eve feel

Washes over me.

As I breathe the humid air,

I can almost feel you there...

Should be asleep,

But I don't care.

There's a penny on the sill.

It must have fallen out

Of your jeans when you were slipping in

Or maybe when you were slipping out.

I want you back beside me,

To help me face the unknown,

Summer romance is not enough –

Autumn don't find me alone.

But if you really have to go,

I promise not to hold you down.

I'll slip back to the darkness,

I promise not to make a sound.

So the next time that I see you,

I'll have the penny in my hand.

I'll slip it back into your pocket,

And I'll try to understand.