Extra Credit Sonnet

Alone

I look down the street, waiting to see you  1

I wait for your light footsteps on the stairs 2

Memorize each grass stem heavy with dew 3

Wait at the window, my heart out to you 4

I can hear your engine purr down the street 5

As loud and quiet as the sound of dreams 6

I can smell your groceries, cheese and meat 7

I can hear your car pulsing with a beat. 8

But when no one turns, I know we can’t win 9

Because you are gone, and I am alone 10

The truth hurts me like a stone to the shin, 11

Burning my throat like a cold glass of gin 12

But I will know that wherever we are 13

Love will follow, one that nothing can mar 14