One Thing

You opened the door As if the whole day Had only been A few minutes You smiled The way calm people do Making room Without saying anything I brought A thousand thoughts You only brought Your quiet I called it timing Coincidence A missing watch Anything But the truth One thing Only one thing Brought me here Not the streets Not the hours Not the watch Just one thing I couldn't say You never asked Why I waited You never rescued me From my own mind You just stood there Like an open window Letting the silence Do its work Too late... Not yet... Seven... One thing... No... I knew where you were. I knew that all day. I kept walking... thinking I needed one more reason. One more street. One more hour. One more excuse. Maybe... I was only trying to arrive when I was ready. One thing One open door One quiet smile One small step Nothing changed Except me Then you smiled... and suddenly... I couldn't remember if the watch had ever been here. Maybe... I left it at my place. I don't think I came here for the watch.