Shine On Me

If it's not raining you can see right down the hill from my friend's window

To the church at the foot of the council flats that I pass when I walk home

And here I am with time on my hands and newsprint on my elbows

And she's all heart

But I'm all thumbs

And we're both just skin and bones

My life is changing

Sometimes it feels as though it changes with the weather

It was winter for a while but now the sun is shining through

She laughs at that old saying 'let a smile be your umbrella'

I tell her 'the next time that it's raining I will hold it over you'

I like the way that she looks at me

I like every little bit of this

When she's here I'm always happy

And when she's not I'm happyish

Today it's raining

There is nowhere I would rather be than this room

Let's close the doors until the air hangs heavy with wet wool

I'm feeling reckless: let's have breakfast in the middle of the afternoon

She's all smiles

And I'm also

And we're always wonderful