Sideways Confidence

You count me in on seven I miss the one and smile

Your hand is on the table

Mine learns the angle

I keep my coat on,

ready for leaving

You pour the coffee,

slow and uneven

Every small silence lands with a meaning

We talk in corners,

lean but believing

Nothing is broken, nothing is easy I stay for the turn in

the room

If the floor tilts,

let it We can move without proof I know the shape of

your almost

I can meet you there too

Meet me where the line bends

Not straight, not late,

just ours Seven steps and we are weightless Held up by the

offbeat hours Meet me where the line bends I

know how to turn with

you

You draw a map on the back of a receipt All broken

arrows, no final street I laugh too softly,

you catch the sound

We make a pattern from turning around Call it a detour,

call it the truth I like the way it moves Maybe grace

is not a straight door

Maybe trust has uneven feet

If you pause, I will not rush you

I can wait inside the

beat

Meet me where the line bends

Not straight, not late,

just ours

Seven steps and we are weightless

Held up by the offbeat hours

Meet me where the line bends

I know how to turn with you

Turn with you Seven steps,

still steady No straight road,

no need Turn with me