I stand outside myself and watch the dance of intimacy and in spite of my inner resolve to halt the music my steps continue on their path to destruction. June 4th 1991
Archive | March, 2015
Secrets
I am like a child with words sworn to secrecy For when I see you my inner soul comes bubbling forward to meet you.
Question Posed and Answered.
My first reaction was anger. I had given the man a glimpse of my personal life and he had shared it with these strangers. I glanced back along the path the story had followed, from the woman who had spoken, to her son and on to the teacher. Each had a beatific Cheshire grin that […]
Speeding
I sit cocooned in my car staring intently at the distant trees The 1812 overture wraps itself noisily around my senses and I drift to another world. My foot falls heavy on the pedal and as the crescendo rises my eyes flicker to the dashboard. No it can’t be a hundred and sixty. I […]
The Test.
Are you ready? Going to go? OK. Now! Jerking to the beat he rocked sideways back and forth knees bent lower and lower. “Here let me hold your hand.” Suddenly she was afraid. It was many years since her hip had allowed such movement and to find she was to move so low was […]
New Woman
He’s never seen her like this and he thought she was drunk. His image of a strict teacher with a straitlaced lifestyle was shattered as she started to move to the music. This was not the Maggie R. he knew This was a sensual woman whose eyes teased and mocked him, as she wrapped herself […]
For Jason
You saved my life tonight with those laughing eyes and your unbelievable smile. You said I looked younger and we danced till you dropped. You were older than I remember and even more caring. Perhaps we will meet again somewhere in the middle. Feb 10th 1994
I was wrong
I was wrong There are many things I could teach him, but why would I burden his youthful dreams? To teach him of life would destroy the things that make me love him. His naivety is his charm February 24th 1994.
The question.
He came to me , a boy long haired and scared his shining eyes seeking a question his brain had not yet formed. Weeks later, he was a man touched by pain, but still eager to learn. The question silent in hazel stillness with no where to go. New Year and a night […]
For Bev.
She sat back from the group the loneliness in her eyes reflecting a soul on the fringe. She neither wanted to be home alone nor felt comfortable near the heavy beat of the disco but her friends were here so she stayed afraid to move independently to find nourishment for her heart, to take […]