Berthold Lippel

THE SADDEST MOMENT

This is the saddest moment

When you have nothing more to tell me,

and you say...\"I should go...\"

It is time

You have had enough of me.

The cord between us is frayed, then snapped

Of course, polite as i am, I agree:

\"Yes, you have to go\".

It is a curse to be polite

It stifles the shout \"Don\'t!\".

What can I do, but say good bye

With a small choked voice.

I hang up, and listen for a long time

Until your voice fades in  my head

And i feel alone again.

Still, we talked.

I am so demanding

The child craves dessert

Not a diet.