PARK

I'm sorry I was distracted

in the park behind the wall

where we shivered

and sucked

and fucked for five seconds.

I'm sorry, now

I was taking in details, then

checking for strangers

looking around us

I thought it would last.

I thought we'd be back.

I thought we'd return

to the park

or the car

or that beach

or my chair

where we sat

where you cried

where we hugged

where you said goodbye.

I thought there'd be more.

I thought I'd not have to remember

to hold on so viciously

to those precious five seconds.