Marionette

So maybe you were holding me up
And it wasn't till I cut the strings
That I fell.

But we were walking out of step.
We were dancing out of time.

And I forgot 
How to be with you -
Something that was as easy as breathing.

And I forgot
How to talk to you -
Somehow I ran out of words.

So maybe I'm falling without you
But I have to learn how
To walk on my own.


September 11, 1998
© Lela Kaunitz