Meklit Hadero Float And Fall
Well the sound of your step
Reminded me of the snow
That winter before I left for good
And the knock that you knocked
Had an accidental rhythm
You asked me for tea
And I knew you liked it sweet
I remember, with two sugars
I am happy to see you again
The wrinkles when you smile
Are like rings upon a tree
You reminded me of plane rides baby
Of take-offs and landings
And watching the earth from the sky
Well a moment of dark, a moment of light
The memories dance so strange and slow
A moment of darkness and of light
I alight, you alight
We drift and we float and we fall
In the hour before the evening arrives
And the air smells suddenly of the rain
I wait on the step
On the stoop of your house
The house that you grew up in
And the air and the air
Turns suddenly cold
And the sky prepares itself for night
I know every person who passes me by
Their history is also mine
Well a moment of dark, a moment of light
The memories dance so strange and slow
A moment of darkness and of light
I alight, you alight
We drift and we float and we fall