“TOM” ​by Michael John LaChiusa from

Hello Again
One year ago. We kiss
The twelfth of May. And the heavens smile.
That lucheonette We fly like angels
Where he appears. Would like to fly;
I see him first We kiss and say
And then he smiles. Goodbye…
I won’t forget.
I won’t forget… What’s better is
Something sad is playing on the jukebox; What would have been.
A girl who lost her boyfriend to a friend. What’s sweeter is
I can’t remember my husband’s face. What would have been.
I can’t remember my lover’s face. The twelfth of May…
But I can remember a stranger’s face: That brilliant smile.
His name is Tom. The greatest of adventures
Of my life…!
I leave a tip.
Do not look back. I can’t remember my husband’s name.
I reach the park… I can’t remember my lover’s name.
And he appears. But I can remember
That brilliant smile. What would have been.
Those two-toned shoes. It has a name…
His eyes are green.
He says hello…
Suddenly the city seems on fire.
It’s like the world has fin’lly reached an end.
I don’t remember my husband’s voice.
I don’t remember my lover’s voice.
But I do remember I hear that voice
And I’m wanting to run -
And wanting to scream -
And wanting to cry -
I…
I ask his name -

And we kiss
And the angels sigh.