Walk

[ALEX WYSE]
I had to clear my head
I took a walk
I had to clear the doubt
And it was brisk

My business closed its doors, great
And I was fumbling about
The air was brisk

I walked each way for weeks
In search of signs
And just as I had feared
I came up short

The dread had only spread, great
The cloudy climate hadn’t cleared
Give me a sign

Broken down, and broken up
A sign could take ten years
So I said “let me smile, let me dance
Come speed along, and step into the light

Hey sign, come take my sorrow!
Let me smile, let me dance
Come speed along, and step into the light
Don’t wait until tomorrow, come tonight!

I wish something could heal this heart
To make me feel like new
Then I knew where to go
I knew what to do

I started drinking, I went to a bar
The music shook the room
I asked them to turn it down
I stood there thinking, which was antithetical to the space
I’m gonna get my groom—or at least a groomsman?

I saw some folks I knew
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Their names were—I forget
Run, run, run

But then I thought “why try?
I never get the guy
I’d rather grab my coat
Go home to my remote”

I crossed the floor, I grabbed the door
And there he was
No, no no no, wait
There he is

“Hi Sebastian,” I say

“Well well well, if it isn’t the best friend of my ex, Peter” Sebastian says
His deep, piercing eyes slicing through me like a knife through soup

And as for me?

I want to run, run, run
Far away
Run, run, run
What a day

“Hey listen
Glad we said hello, Sebastian
But I should go… right?
I should go.”