Fall From Grace

The words lept from her
After the storm
and the long pause

Until Someone else discovered her

She disolved into this new Man,
like an instant cure

and thought to herself
"I will teach you to replace"

(Poor soul)

He didn't even have a chance
to play his cards right

Because he wasn't he
who had sat beside her
now he, like all others
Sat directly across

and he didn't know
how to hold her hand
that way
you know, that way

and he called at the wrong times
and said regular things
no roller coaster
zig zagged
dream filled words

just promises of foundations
and futures
the cement stuff
that hits you HARD like a rock
and plants you for the rest
of your life

You're not HIM
she wanted to scream
and She's not the SHE
that SHE was

And she threw down the cards
And they scattered,
all of them

HE HAD NO IDEA
WHAT WAS GOING ON

But you don't understand!
She wanted to tell him.

Love
Once
Grew
Here

and what the hell do flowers mean
anymore

and so, she regained her composure,
and let him know
That she wasn't ready

and that perhaps extended silence
is a gift
and time, is a healing process
Time alone,
doesn't hurt others