not until

NOT UNTIL I HEAR YOU STIR IN BED

NOT UNTIL THE TREES ARE GREY WITH FROST

NOT UNTIL MY PEN WRITES THE RIGHT WAY

NOT UNTIL I KNOW WHY ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING

NOT UNTIL I CAN OPEN A DRAWER TO ALL OF MY SAD

NOT UNTIL THE MORNING IS CALM

NOT UNTIL THE MOUNTAINS AND ORCAS MEET

NOT UNTIL WE STAND ON THE DOCKS

NOT UNTIL THE MAGPIES CRY IN THE MORNING

NOT UNTIL THE SAWDUST COVERS MY SUNBURN

NOT UNTIL ALL OF THE BIRDS ON THESE WIRES FLY AWAY

NOT UNTIL ALL OF THIS HAIR IS GONE

NOT UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH BLANKETS ON THE BED

NOT UNTIL THE RHYTHMS IN MY HEAD RETURN

NOT UNTIL THE HEATER IS TURNED OFF

NOT UNTIL THE COFFEE IS REFILLED

NOT UNTIL THIS BUS GOES HOME NOT UNTIL THE ALPHABET IS EXHAUSTED. NOT UNTIL I’M NOT ANGRY. NOT UNTIL THE SUN IS IN THIS YELLOW BAG. NOT UNTIL THE SAND FLIES COLLECT THE GLASS

NOT UNTIL YOU READ THIS.

NOT UNTIL I’M SOMEBODY.

NOT UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND.

NOT UNTIL THIS BOOK HAS ENOUGH PAGES.

NOT UNTIL MY FATHER CAN REST.

NOT UNTIL THE SNOW FALLS.

NOT UNTIL THE FLOOR IS HARD

NOT UNTIL THIS BUS LEAVES

NOT UNTIL THE TASSLES BLOCK OUT THE LIGHT

NOT UNTIL MY MIND GOES FAST ENOUGH

NOT UNTIL THE LIGHT IS EVERYWHERE

NOT UNTIL HE’S SAVED

NOT UNTIL EVERYTHING CHANGES.

EVERYTHING THAT I WANT. EVERYTHING THAT ISN’T.