Norwegian Time

I keep Oslo on my screen
Six hours back, still feels like dream
You’re probably brushing your teeth
While I’m unraveling underneath

I don’t text, I don’t call
I just watch your morning crawl
Through a clock I can’t erase
Like a ghost stuck in your place

I don’t know what you’re doing
But I know what time it is
And that’s enough
To hurt like this

Norwegian time
You’re living in my mind
Every tick, every line
I rewind Norwegian time
I’m not yours, you’re not mine
But I still check the time
Every night

You said we’d watch the sea
If we lived in the same city
Now I watch the sky alone
Wonder if you’re on your phone

I don’t stalk, I don’t cry
I just keep the widget high
Like a shrine,
like a scar
Like a wish on a dying star

I don’t know who you’re kissing
But I know what time it is
And that’s enough
To feel like this

Norwegian time
You’re living in my mind
Every tick, every line I rewind
Norwegian time
I’m not yours, you’re not mine
But I still check the time
Every night

Delete the clock?
That’s violent
Forget your name? I tried it
But Oslo stays
Like silence
Like coffee gone cold
Like stories untold

Norwegian time
Still ticking in my mind
Still ticking in my mind
Still ticking...