Monday, January 15, 2007

what might have been

the news jolted my brain like a roundhouse kick upside my head
sapping my strength and evacuating the very oxygen from my lungs
your words, though not totally unexpected, still left me reeling

i walk away with a puzzled expression, shaking my head, mumbling under my breath, feeling a sense of bereavement

saddened at the sight of this bejeweled dream now stillborn, unrealized, wasted - an opportunity lost

but i refuse to dwell on the might-have-beens

pausing for a moment of sad remembrance i then fix a hopeful gaze futureward
tomorrow's bright sunrise will shine forth with a promise of new beginnings and new dreams imparted

my prayers are with you - fare thee well my sister, my friend

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