there have been signs
I have hand-painted them
late at night
murky, foggy waters
the shifting sands
of the girl of the moment
the girl
she sighs.
believed she was blatantly obvious.
too late.
those signs
I... I painted over them
I coded them
I wove the wool over your eyes
on the spur of the moment
I couldn't... bring myself to strip the paint
The signs were seen but not understood
I let it go, let it go
Till you caught the end-thread
unravelled the wool
and cut the cord
...yourself