It was Earl Grey too...

For Sue:

Hey
where've you been?
I missed you, right before you walked out the door.
I didn't let you see my tears
and others didn't know
what they were for.


Hey you,
crazy you're on the other side of the world,
and yet hide
so easily, despite the web,
the world quite widely manifested.

Did you know you taught me how to travel?
Did you know you taught me to relax?
Did you know you taught me 'no worries'?
Do you know how much you make me laugh?

I bet soon you'll sneak sugar in my tea again
I bet soon we'll be laughing on the net again
I bet soon we'll dance around the room again
I bet soon we'll use plants to defend our brains
(against zombie attack
 - do you remember that?)

Hey
how've you been?
I miss you, but I know that's very silly.
I guess I just need a good laugh lately.

Hey you,
crazy you're on the other side of the world,
and yet I'd bet anything I tasted sugar in my tea just then,
and then I smile and lift my pen.