the price of pizza ...
the old school clock
in the hallway
ticks off the seconds
beat by beat
and you
you are somewhere
maybe in the kitchen
maybe on the back deck
maybe having a smoke
i can't be sure
i do remember you saying
you had ordered pizza
and i should pay the guy
when it arrives
which seemed fair enough
until i discovered i might
be a dollar short
even after fumbling through
the couch cushions
and mining out
every nickle and dime
that i could find
the sad thing is
that i died some time
before the pizza guy arrived
and i suspect he was left
at the front door
drenched in the sweat of pepperoni
probably knocking
long and hard
and waiting for you
to reappear
and maybe you did
i can't be sure
in the hallway
ticks off the seconds
beat by beat
and you
you are somewhere
maybe in the kitchen
maybe on the back deck
maybe having a smoke
i can't be sure
i do remember you saying
you had ordered pizza
and i should pay the guy
when it arrives
which seemed fair enough
until i discovered i might
be a dollar short
even after fumbling through
the couch cushions
and mining out
every nickle and dime
that i could find
the sad thing is
that i died some time
before the pizza guy arrived
and i suspect he was left
at the front door
drenched in the sweat of pepperoni
probably knocking
long and hard
and waiting for you
to reappear
and maybe you did
i can't be sure
