departure
departure
i touched her face
then kissed her lips
and stroked her tears
as i turned away
her hair was long
i brushed it aside
and we kissed again
as never before
i remember her tears
on my fingertips
and her lingering kiss on my lips
encasing her forced smile
i walked her to the waiting taxi
hoping she would change her mind
but somehow we both smiled
hating the smell of yellow cabs
and it was the hollow sound of the trunk
slammed with a final exclamation
that she would turn and leave
on her one-way trip to tomorrow
tomorrow…some distant elusive place
where we reflect upon fond memories
wondering if maybe today had failed
and if the taxi stopped short of tomorrow
tolbert
Copyright © wayne tolbert | Year Posted 2025
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