Pain in searing waves
Memories of another time betrayed
The words just as fresh
The feeling still as raw
Time does not heal
Nor does laughter make fade
The spears and daggers employed
The wounds and damage reaped
How many tears can one lifetime bring
How many unexpected changes must we traverse
With twisted rationalities
And self serving justifications
Scars and injuries unnoticed
Trading one anguish for another
Unraveling the tapestry once thought majestic
Utopias in devastation
Perhaps the greatest sorrow
Is not sudden tragedy
But so many days outstretched
Each leading closer to extinction
Does it cause pause
Shall one be concerned
For the broken hearts that came before
Or the ones that will follow
What defines the journey
Will it be speed or duration
Or shall we measure adventure
Where frivolity trumps commitment
Ensnarling the heart to a cold and bitter place
Do you hear the band?
Let the parade begin…
~the laundry goddess, February 17, 2009
