is anything okay?

when we'd talk by phone,

i'd ask her,

is anything okay?

then paused and waited as she

took out the list.

i sat in the big chair

by the window

and drank gin and tonics

as she went on and on.

the seasons changed.

i watched

the leaves fall.

i watched as the snow

covered the ground,

and then spring.

are you still there, she'd ask.

yes, i'd say.

i'm still here, please, go on.