Ramble 17
watching the tail lights fading
i stood there and wondered
did you ever consider staying
or was it my latest blunder
or were you
just driving to
clear your head
or was this a convenient time
to make your escape
from all of the confusion, chaos
or was there someone else
at the other end
that captured your heart
or did the fear
of growing old
ignite a late, mid-life crisis
or maybe you
had forgotten something
at the grocery
or was i so consumed with
‘what if’ scenarios
that i drove you away
when you walked up and stood next to me
watching the tail lights disappear and asked what was i doing,
i realized then, that someone had stolen my car
or maybe Luke
had just
borrowed it
or maybe……
Copyright © Richard Colbert | Year Posted 2021
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