The Engineer

My fingers brush
Over the keys
As I softly
Create a chord
Which transitions
Into the rhythm

With the other hand
I compose a melody
And suddenly
I'm reminded
Of that last day in June

We played a duet
Our hands caressing
The enharmonics
When all they really wanted
Was each other

Tears come to my eyes
And trickle down my cheeks
When I remember
How we used to play tag
Or golf
We didn't care
As long as we were together

And then
That day came
When everything fell apart
There was no going back
And I knew I shouldn't do it
But it happened
I did scribble that letter
Ending it
Once and for all
Thinking we could still be friends
I suppose
You had other obligations

Not a week later
I see you with her
Fingers entwined
A privilage never offered to me
Not in public

It hurt
But I didn't cry
I was too far beyond crying
The waterworks had broken
With the rest of the factory

Some engineer came
And started to design a new building
Now I'm happy
I've been given a new life

But part of me
Still misses
The old brick walls
The old scuffed wood
The beautiful stained glass windows

They're gone
Never to return again