Remember

I wonder what would have been the result had we been able to get past our tears and fears .... and all the I love Yous, instead of splitting us apart, had led us upon a different common ground

     Remember how it ended all those times before when our words led to sudden separation and sorrow and "I'm sorry" came too late too slow too far away and didn't move enough ground

          And everything we had temporarily gained was consumed and lost in that instant and final conflagration and all that remained was hurt and doubt and why and how

               And neither of us could hear what the other was saying because we had our jaded separate truths and pride and suspicions and were too damn young to react with anything besides raw emotion and one-sided solutions

                    And what one thought was reconciliation and restoration the other saw as further evidence that a forever change was needed and unavoidable

February 2025