the old church's cross

[[hello lover.] teenage dirtbag.]

he hung up and she let that old black phone fall
she stared breathless for a minute
at that familiar old church's cross
all lit up in blue across the street-
she blinked twice and the first tears fell

she wept in bitter silence as felt her stomach churn
and a lump formed in the back of her throat-
she felt a piece of her heart break.

and for the first time in a long time
she bowed her head and prayed
that somehow he would need her
in the same desperate way she needed him