Six forty on the lock screen
Your name fades in and out
I rehearse what I might say
But the train pulls me underground

You leave a voice note breathing
Before the words begin
I keep it saved like evidence
Of where we almost went

Timing isn't cruel
It's just exact

We keep missing each other
By minutes, not miles
Same day, same corner
Different state of mind

I don't blame the hour
Or the noise downtown
We're always close enough
But never right now

I pass the café window
Where you like the back seat
Two cups already poured
Like someone planned for me

I sit with someone else
Talk like I'm half involved
My laugh comes out polite
My thoughts stay on hold

If I waited five more minutes
Would you still be there
Or would the moment close
Without a sound

We keep missing each other
By minutes, not miles
Same day, same corner
Different state of mind

Maybe next time
We won't rush the clock