sketches of heartache

where did the time go?
it seemed like it was only yesterday
that we met

in a blink of an eye, years have passed
we have become different people
our bond now looser

today I found your sketchbook
on the table and silently wept

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #190

 

letter to my first best friend

dear friend,

do you remember how we became
friends in elementary school
sitting in your bedroom listening
to Debbie Gibson, camping in a tent
in your backyard or riding in the
back of your mom’s van

do you remember riding on the
bus with me on a Friday afternoon
we played with dolls in my bedroom,
mom taking us to see Batman movie,
or staying up late so I could expose
you to Showtime at the Apollo

these are things I try to recall
instead of how we drifted apart –
you were held back a grade
we both started making new friends
before you moved away without
a proper goodbye

I wonder where you are now
what adventures life has brought you
maybe one day we can reconnect –
perhaps Facebook could help –
or our friendship will remain
a long ago memory

- Written for dVerse Poetics: For the love of letters

dark side of the moon

under orange crushed sky
I watched you drive into
sunsets with my heart
still in your hands

on the dark side of the moon
I collect stars into mason jars
their light guiding me home

in dreams I reminisce of
your last promising kiss

- Written for Quadrille #189:Poems Most Mad & Moonly

better to know, or not know

is it better to know
where the cards lie
to know who the heart
truly belongs to instead
of living in dreams

or is ignorance truly bliss
shielding the heart
from pain and sorrow
to look into the mirror and
see perfections not flaws

- Inspired by Writer's Digest 2023 November PAD Chapbook Challenge Day 6