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nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

0 posted 2003-07-06 04:31 PM

The Fork

~A wedding gift~
came the soft sigh of words,
as I began emptying the treasures
from my life, fingering the edges
still sharp with the memory.

A dinner together
celebrating 30 years,
the air cool, despite it being
an August evening.

Silence coming from across the table
and me, not knowing the pressure building
within him, the need to say
what the moment hinted.

Palming it, over and over
I noticed the wear, and as I held it taut,
it began to bend from my will,
as I thought about the depression
anxiety and emotional loss
from that evening on.

Tears don't show on the outside, anymore.
At least not when he appears.
But the aching of loneliness
rises every time he turns his back on me.

This fork, just one more reminder
of him, now altered from my touch
as was that last evening when
he chose another course
leaving me alone before dessert.

M (had a yard sale this weekend...)

"Love is not blind - It sees more and not less, but because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
(Will Moss)

[This message has been edited by nakdthoughts (07-06-2003 04:47 PM).]

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

1 posted 2003-07-06 04:43 PM

This is sad, my friend. Sending hugs!

Duncan
Member Ascendant

since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

2 posted 2003-07-06 04:43 PM

"~A wedding gift~
came the soft sigh of words,
as I began empyting the treasures
from my life, fingering the edges
still sharp with the memory."

And so it becomes the tale of 3 forks!
Enjoyed the yard sale inspiration Maureen...