gold-tinted glasses

dolly

i thought of you today
sitting in the corner of the room
sorting out my biology sheets at the computer
all too well slowly playing out of my earphones
and it's raining so i hope it'll clear up by the time you're out of class

and i miss you, i think
i can imagine the little expressions you make whenever something happens
i can hear your excited voice explaining something silly and far away now
i can remember you, upset about a boy i still see in corridors now and again
i can see you gleaming green, under the stage lights
i can feel your small body and the tears and the cries as i hugged you tight for the last time

and now i'm tearing up, because i think
fifteen seconds singing with you in the wings in the darkness before act two
and just like that, it's all so far away, and i think
the ten minutes of these songs belong to you now

and you're so far away now
and you're so young, you have so much life and joy inside you
and i know you're going to new and amazing places
and i didn't realise it until it's too late but i do really miss you
because i should've called you, i should've held onto you a little more, gave you a little more love

and the ten minutes are ending, and the moment is gone and i don't know if i should approach you just because a song reminds me of you now
i just blink and sniffle a little
and wish you the very best

the rain's clearing up now
there's a double rainbow over here, and maybe a third hidden behind the big one
it spread out over the field, the full arch over the football pitches
the teachers all came out of the office to look at it and take pictures
all these things that bring us together for a little moment
i'm glad i could spent those few weeks with you
i hope the sun is smiling on you, and you can feel it