And so it
Was said into
A canyon for
The news wasn’t
Echoed but fell
Flat like a
Jumper leaping from
A building but
With less drama
Staring at me
With eyes that
Didn’t recognize you
Simply left unsaid
Now I sit
Silent staring myself
Onto the view
That we were
And so we
Made it through
The pass between
Interested and involved
A scary canyon
Filled with uncertainty
Coming out the
Other side avoiding
Boulders of suspicion
And jealousy we’re
Now clear to
The valley of
Possibility of what
We might be
Less frightening and
Calmer we exhale
Knowing that we
Are traversing this
Thing called life
I’m relieved that
We’re done like
A poorly prepared
Student sighs at
The end of
A tough exam
I’m relieved like
A patient discovering
It’s simply a
Cold nothing worse
Relieved like a
Child wrapping his
First present and
A frightened actor
Simply reciting lines
There’s simply no
Fun in us
Yet once again
I whiffed swung
My bat and
Missed hitting the
Trickery that men
Lob at me
Like summer showers
My affair is
Over as quickly
As it began
Not even friends
Just memories of
Forced kisses and
Cold desperate affection
And then after
Pop spray fizz
We were left
With the flatness
Of over out
Like sun after
The hail storm
Littered with chunks
Of the sky
Friends starting now
Our past behind
Like rear view
Mountains in back
Time right now
To decide what
If absolutely anything
We’re going to
Be like stranded
Motorists on highways
Choosing which direction
We will walk
Saving us now
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 