NOAH DERKSEN

COFFEE GREW COLD

here, it’s the scratch on the hardwood 
the holes in the drywall 
it’s here, I am reminded of failure 
and losing the ones I held 

dear, I have loved you and raised you the best I was able to 
dear, it was you I put first 
I let go of my own self worth 

and you’re growing up so fast 
the sand is ticking in the hour glass 

another day goes by 
another day goes by 

lover don’t you come up to me that way 
with a smile on your face 
as though you’re winning some kind of race 
there ain’t no finish line 
there’s just dishes to wash 
and that goddamn floor 

the stack of letters on the coffee table 
is getting higher 
but I don’t have the time 
and lately I’ve been tired 

another day goes by 
another day goes by 
another day goes by 
and the coffee it grew cold some time ago 

talk about free falling 
I’m lying in the bathtub 
just stalling 

another day goes by 
another day goes by 
another day goes by 
and the coffee it grew cold some time ago 
and the coffee it grew cold some time ago 

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