Ants! (Photo credit: Romain Bochet)
I heard your voice this morning
Across a crowded café
And in this vocal memory
So many years just washed away
I would have searched you out
Before you went away
But I found I had nothing to say
You didn’t see me there
Or even if you did
All the instincts of our complex past
All the promises we bid
Like ghosts in some old castle
Into crevices have slid
And within this debris they hid
We could have shared a coffee
I think that might be nice
The friendship that we severed then
Should not have turned to ice
Or time by now should thaw it through
And give us sage advice
But no-one should be bitten twice
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
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I generally find that there’s a reason why I stopped being friends with certain people in the past and it only takes a quick conversation with them in the present to remind me why.
Very true, that’s kind of the underlying message of the poem really. 🙂
I’ve had friends like that. Stop talking, years pass, start talking, and then we realize why we couldn’t be friends.
Yes, there’s usually a reason friendships end. 🙂
I love this poem, and so true!
Thanks so much!! 🙂
ouch and painfully true
Thank you!! 🙂 🙂
some evolve. some don’t. this is often why the dynamics of a relationship changes. great post Sis 😉 xxxx
Thanks Roxi!!! 🙂 🙂
I can relate this one quite strongly gorgeous writing!
The new prompt is up which I think you might have noticed lol
Thank you – and yes, am just considering what to do for the new prompt! 🙂
I can’t wait to see =)
I liked the way you ended this one, with a Frost-like bite, dear. But just remember, two bites are better than one! 😉
LOL, very true!! 🙂 🙂
Amazingly written! I could read your poetry all day. 😀