Thursday, March 13, 2008

a rash sorry

google stalking
i found a poem
the subject--me
a punch to the stomach

i have to respond

the time is not right
our paths diverged
i pray that my looking back
is not a new injury
or even a nuisance

how soon regret replaces nostalgia
face-saving jumps to the fore
that’s not how i want to be remembered

i forgot about the pain
about the tearing

i used you to grow
split myself open
demanded the same from you

when i should have loved
i demanded understanding
i wanted a mess to match my own
someone to get me
someone to fix me

it was wrong
but not deliberate

we were children pretending to be adults

for the past--forgiveness
thanks
fondness
laughing

into the future--good luck
love

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