Just In Case

He turns the lights off
And on
And off
And on
And off again
Before he leaves the house
Locking the door once
Twice
Three times
Four
Before he turns to leave

Skipping all the cracks on the sidewalk
Looking at the house back again
Making sure everythings in order

Clutches his car handle
Opens it once
Twice
Three times
Four
And makes his way in
And drives away

He drives nowhere, however
He has no appointment
He has no road to follow
No job to get to

He just drives
And drives
And drives

Cleans his steering wheel at every red light
Locks his door at every Stop sign
He keeps on driving

Because he hopes he'll find her
When he comes home
Yet he knows he wont
But he tries nonetheless

And now an hour has passed
Two
Three
Four

And he drives back home
No surprises
No suspicions
He gets in
And he breathes heavily

As he stares at the door
He confronts himself
His hands start to shake
His eyes widen
His heartbeat
Races
Like never before

This night
He leaves his door unlocked
He leaves his light on

Just in case


Just in case...