Elucidating Questions

When I imagine myself with you I imagine

Going on long drives to nowhere

Jumping the gap on the ferry

And then spending the night waiting for the ferry home, sleeping and talking in the car

I imagine this serenity, where with each other we are so in each other our own that we just

Enjoy each other and the life we create

I imagine you looking over to me

As the late talk slips into slowly falling asleep

I imagine soft smiles at each other

Whispered goodnights

When I imagine myself with you

I’m always alone and it always continues