Yesterday's page
The end of a chapter
Or so I thought
Long dead and buried
Walked through that door
Caught me unaware
Vulnerable
That door to my heart
Supposed to be sealed
Was somehow ajar
Caught in the moment
Like a bug on a pin
All the past pains and joys
So carefully buried
Dug it's way up
The way it was
So long ago
What could have been
Not what was
I know the difference
Nothing has changed
The bottle still controls him
Yet a wave of longing
Swept me in an instant
Damn him
For waltzing in
Unknowing what he did
Or so I hope
My pride is too strong
To let it show
Yet the moment
Very nearly
Melted me in a pool
Of tears
As he introduced me
To his new wife
Who christened the moment
In a fiery mix
Of temper and booze
Just the moment
I needed
To walk away

Laura R
9-6-03