04-13-2015, 09:59 PM
Bridge Over Trouble Creek *
The sappy initials carved into its surface
are worn and cracked from age,
fissures that mimic the visage of our marriage.
First kiss scarred into the world---
canyons opened forever.
My naivety is suddenly blinding.
A tear slips,
and you kiss it away
with a gentility that sparks temporary amnesia
from the years of forgotten floods
that have swept under our feet.
I fight the embrace that follows,
but soon surrender,
allowing the good memories to envelope me.
In this moment,
I remember why I will always love you
and why I must try to forget.
*corny name, but truthful.
The sappy initials carved into its surface
are worn and cracked from age,
fissures that mimic the visage of our marriage.
First kiss scarred into the world---
canyons opened forever.
My naivety is suddenly blinding.
A tear slips,
and you kiss it away
with a gentility that sparks temporary amnesia
from the years of forgotten floods
that have swept under our feet.
I fight the embrace that follows,
but soon surrender,
allowing the good memories to envelope me.
In this moment,
I remember why I will always love you
and why I must try to forget.
*corny name, but truthful.