The Road Behind

Familiar face, loving face... the past back in a flash, memories of days gone by, my face weathered by age. The past back in a flash, her face looking the same, my face weathered by age... a friendly hug, a loving kiss. Her face looking the same... a remembered time together; a friendly hug, a loving kiss, loving stories exchanged. A remembered time together... we laugh, we talk; loving stories exchanged, but mainly we yearn. We laugh, we talk for what was or what never could be, but mainly we yearn; we yearn for lost time, for innocence. For what was or what never could be yes, we yearn for ourselves; we yearn for lost time, for innocence... we yearn for our lost selves. Yes, we yearn for ourselves... did we become better? we yearn for our lost selves... why didn't we stay together? Did we become better - the stories finally end; why didn't we stay together... we can never go back. The stories finally end, memories of days gone by; we can never go back... familiar face, loving face. For "Back to Back" contest sponsored by Paula Swanson.