this is how i measure
all the men i have come
close to loving after you
i pulled down many walls for them
but they didn’t see it
each one of them said i was
trapped inside my memory
of you
they didn’t see it
how i tried each day
to not look for you in them
they didn’t see it
how hard it was to stop
you from dancing
in my eyes whenever
i saw them
they didn’t see it
how i tried not to mention
your name when i wanted
to call them because my
my lips were still familiar with yours
this is how i measure
all the men i have come
close to loving after you
they didn’t see it
and i couldn’t show them
maybe
i just didn’t how.