{"id":1197,"date":"2008-03-23T09:40:21","date_gmt":"2008-03-23T09:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2008-03-23T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2008-03-23T09:40:21","slug":"its-that-way-by-mike-montreuil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/its-that-way-by-mike-montreuil\/","title":{"rendered":"It's that way – by Mike Montreuil"},"content":{"rendered":"

IT'S THAT WAY<\/span><\/p>\n

i.<\/p>\n

the day begins
never in the way
we imagine<\/p>\n

it would be
too predictable<\/p>\n

even the love
I have for you
is that way<\/p>\n

ii.<\/p>\n

the shower water is hot
more so than yesterday<\/p>\n

I wanted it that way<\/p>\n

iii.<\/p>\n

I tried to set
a place for you
at my breakfast table<\/p>\n

some things are impossible
like a morning kiss<\/p>\n

iv.<\/p>\n

it may be Monday morning
but the streets are deserted<\/p>\n

I willed it that way
they needed to be clear
of all obstructions<\/p>\n

my thoughts are filled with snow<\/p>\n

v.<\/p>\n

the phone at my desk is silent
why do you not call?<\/p>\n

I am here
you are there<\/p>\n

Is this our waiting game?<\/p>\n

vi.<\/p>\n

the noon time sun is high<\/p>\n

someone made it so
we can now find our way
to each other<\/p>\n

my imagination does not
take a back seat<\/p>\n

vii.<\/p>\n

it's you on the phone!
I waited all day
to hear your voice<\/p>\n

you will be here
in a matter of minutes<\/p>\n

viii.<\/p>\n

the sunset is much too early<\/p>\n

our minutes
seem like seconds<\/p>\n

it's always that way
we knew it
right from our reluctant start<\/p>\n

ix.<\/p>\n

the alarm clock rings
morning already<\/p>\n

I am warm
underneath my blankets<\/p>\n

my memory of you
fades like the dream
we just lived<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mike Montreuil lives in Ottawa (Canada) and can be found at a hockey rink cheering on his son. (He'd probably feel at home in the UK today \u2013 this is being posted on Easter Sunday and its snowing.)
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