One Day

When you’re staring as the words
One Day
Roll through your mind
And tumble in your chest
And you’re hoping
And wishing
And aching
And knowing
All too well
That such things
Are useless

That you can stack your hopes
A mile high
And heaven will still be somewhere out there
Out of reach
Out of sight
Just a thought
To graze your heart
And raise mountains of longing
In your soul

When you had a taste of
The only thing you want
Concretely
Definitely
In such a way that no doubt exists
When doubt holds your hand
And walks you through life
With quiet kisses
And soft murmurings
But here she is gone
This she has not
Cannot
touch

But you know
Oh gods do you know
That one day
One day
One
day
Even these drops of water
Falling on
A parched tongue
Will be gone