tether

Tethering to the light I sat with Tom at the themed bar And I thought to ask but I didn't want to seem too forward, so I shut up And now you cry when the boss comes on the radio But that's ok, Tommy waves Louis called me the other day I wasn't ignoring him but I knew what was coming, now I can't turn away And now he's living sick & alone in the city Like a spot in history Here, between answer & nothing, I stand I read your book of poems & try to find my own power Is it true the earth is all there is, and the earth does not last Yeah its true