Time to go

Your photo curled up and dusty on the table
Half finished painting
Residue of paint whats left evaporated from a glass
Pastel dust and remnants of ideas on
Dog-eared pages
Its a bad sign
If something changes by easter
(And I hope it will)
Will I be sitting at a different side of the table?
Looking out at a different view?
Could I think up something new?

All things must come to an end
And when the last good thing is gone
Its time to go
Safety and its last hideouts are gone
Its time to go
I have felt its urgency on my head
And if someone has to wear it
I hope that everyone sees it
And a decision is made.

R. A. Purdy.