perhaps i'll see you there

where once

my impatience showed,

anxious to hear your voice

to be near you,

close enough to hold,

i'd leave whatever

i was doing and drive

to where you were,

but it's different now,

how easily i'm deterred, 

how easy it is to say

i'm very busy with

so many things,

i'll be late, perhaps,

i'll see you there.