Beat Lost

I whispered your name across a beat hoping we could meet somewhere in the middle.
A forgotten love song played on a stereo no one bothered to turn off-
In time that sweet sound blended in with the street noise,
Like tears that are swallowed up by the rain.

And if I had seen your face, if I had recognized your eyes and known that you wouldn’t be with me much longer,
Maybe I would’ve tried to play a beat you could move to-
Bought a drum from the pawn shop and ratatatat my heartbeat
Until you could feel what I was saying.

But as usual, I was too late, not fashionably so but held up by train delays, never could get the hang of those things,
And I stare out the window wondering what might’ve happened-
If I would’ve known the moment to let you in
If I only I’d found a rhythm both our hearts could dance to.