Phone

Phone
(A trio of Triolets) 

I wanted to tell you the lights had changed
But you were staring down at your phone
I wanted to tell you how much we’ve aged
I wanted to tell you the lights had changed
And how an oak tree’s leaves were arranged
And how we are never, truly, alone
I wanted to tell you the lights had changed
But you were staring down at your phone

When you were staring down at your phone
What was it, that you had seen?
Was it a place that felt like home
When you were staring down at your phone?
And was it better than standing alone
Waiting for the lights to turn green?
When you were staring down at your phone
What was it, that you had seen?

So, what was it that you had seen
When I wanted to tell you the lights had changed?
Did you learn with joy why leaves are green?
What was it, that you had seen?
And maybe you felt how connected we’d been
And laughed inside at how much we’ve all aged
What was it, that you had seen
When I wanted to tell you the lights had changed? 

October 2024