Regret

.6:10 pm

we were walking somewhere
and i was in a hurry
she pulled my arm
said, "let's go this way
i want to see that building"
and i said, "no - that's not
the shortest route"
and that is when she began to drift away

and she said, "no - that's not
when we began to drift"
and i said, "goddam it - it's just
a poem - why you gotta
analyze everything?"
and that is when she stopped
feeling safe with me

she gave me a hug
to celebrate intimacy
and i shrugged her off
and that is when
it started getting cold

she sent me a secret
and i wasn't paying attention
and now
i'll never get it