Latte Foam Promises

The doorbell sings, you shake off April air

A little rain caught in your hair

I save your seat like it’s a secret prayer

And watch the daylight settle there

Spoons clink slow, like a metronome

My heart keeps time when you come close

Write my name in latte foam

Let it drift, then let it roam

If it fades, it still was true

For a minute, me and you

Streetcars hum a velvet line outside

Inside, we let the moment slide

You talk in smiles you never try to hide

And I forget the urge to run and hide

Take this calm, fold it in your sleeve

When nights get sharp, when you don’t believe

We’ll meet again where the sugar falls

And soften all the hard-edged thoughts