Some Days Stay

Light across the table.
Dust above the grain.
Warmth leaves the window.
The shape remains.
Encore un peu.
Juste encore un peu.
A laugh breaks open.
Then a breath held back.
Sun across the shoulders.
Still dressed for the cold.
An almost familiar
Step along the hall.
Half a second rising.
Nothing there at all.
Phone gone quiet.
Screen turned down.
A whole conversation.
Without a sound.
Un rire dans la gorge.
Pis les yeux pleins d'eau.
Le beau qui revient.
La peine juste en dessous.
A second hand catches.
Between two marks.
Almost moving.
Almost past.
Encore un peu.
Juste encore un peu.
Some days stay.
Some days stay.
Long after the light
Has slipped away.
A little less weight.
Still the same place.
Room for the laughter.
Room for the ache.
Encore un peu.
Juste encore un peu.
Sleep at the edges.
Feet on the floor.
Breath already running.
Nothing at the door.
Morning without rest.
Coffee without taste.
Words cross the table.
Land a room away.
Calm,
cool mind.
Knee keeps time.
Metronome stepper.
No finish line.
A hand finds a sleeve.
The room comes near.
One slow breath.
Then another here.
Le jour se lève.
Le corps attend.
Tout a l'air pareil.
Rien comme avant.
Halfway through a good day.
Something catches hold.
No date on the calendar.
Still,
the body knows.
Pas besoin de mots.
Pas besoin de mots.
Some days stay.
Some days stay.
Long after the light
Has slipped away.
A little less weight.
Still the same place.
Room for the laughter.
Room for the ache.
Encore un peu.
Juste encore un peu.
Une minute ordinaire.
Sans rien de spécial.
Deux tasses qui refroidissent.
Un peu de soleil.
Le bruit de la vaisselle.
Des pas dans l'escalier.
Tout ce qui prenait
Si peu de place.
An unfinished sentence.
An unremarkable day.
Nothing worth a picture.
Nothing kept that way.
Now the smallest things.
Take the longest space.
Hold the tether.
Même quand ça va mieux.
Stick together.
Même quand ça fait mal.
Room for the laughter.
Room for the ache.
Some days stay.
Some days stay.
Long after the light
Has slipped away.
A little less weight.
Still the same place.
Room for the laughter.
Room for the ache.
Encore un peu.
Juste encore un peu.
Light across the table.
Dust above the grain.
A cup leaves a circle.
The shape remains.
Une minute ordinaire.
Encore un peu.