Close Up

My emotions are
Scared little animals
With tattered furs and big wary eyes

Their tales are caught between
My compressed ribs
Still fighting for breath after the last punch

And at the first sign of another
They run blindly for cover
And you are too far away from me

Your only form now is
the snapshot in my wallet
and the letters that appear on my mobile phone

your scent has departed
I can no longer picture your eyes
I know not who you're with, or what you feel about me

And at the first sign of another
I'll run blindly for cover
And you are too far away from me
Always from me
When will you be
Close up?