Nine Times Out of Ten

You're still here

It's time

To make it count

Tick things

Off lists

Say it out loud

I'm here

But I'm not

I'm at the end

Right now

Broken

I just pretend

Pretend

Like you

Everything's fine

Make plans

Have dreams

Like we've got time

You plant trees

From seeds

To watch them grow

With me

But you won't

Nine times out of ten

You're my sanctuary

My wisdom

You're my shoulder

You're the arms I'm in

Nine times out of ten

Of ten

You can't be everything

You're my one place

I can go to when

I am asking all the big questions

Nine times out of ten

Of ten

We make tea

We laugh

And pass the time

One eye

On the clock

I count your smiles

Dip in

Just a bit

To the shallow part

Jump out

When it stings

And drift apart

It's late

I leave

It feels too soon

My heart

My fears

Stay with you

Always

My light

How will I see through

Without you?

Nine times out of ten

You're my sanctuary

My wisdom

You're my shoulder

You're the arms I'm in

Nine times out of ten

Of ten

You can't be everything

You're my one place

I can go to when

I am asking all the big questions

Nine times out of ten

Of ten