Until next time

A beginning always hasbeginfor a first timenext timewill be the last timeso I jumpfall fastpassing you byuntil next timethe waves met highways& cars passed bythe yarra washes upagainst blue skieswe met on the bridge for the first timehighand clouds hanglownow rain dropstrickles downthe lines of your necklike track marksto your heartsoyou jumpI followuntil next timetill next the time, minute, hour, day, yearwe’re in this same place againdeath he saysthe boywith a septumsnakes twistalong his armsthe cobrahands me a beer“ I don’t drink “Says the voicein my head.I sipand you jumpforwardI’m stuck on the bridgebetween you and highthe bus driver has the numberof the bus we are onwritten on the back of his handtake a seat