Sweet Moments Recalled

you meet someone
  you haven't seen for decades
what do you talk about
  where do you start

right where you left off
  all those years ago
if it's an old high school chum
  you might recall teachers
or school plays or sports teams

if it's a college roommate
  you'll probably relive a few of those
drunken bashes that you'd be ashamed
  to talk about with anyone else

if it was on your first job
  you'll laugh at what eager beavers
you both were, pedal to the medal
  to hit those targets, to please the boss
whatever it took to move up another notch

but what if 'it' is 'a she,' an old flame of yours
  an affair whose embers still burn deep in your soul
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Spilchuk Avatar
August 7, 2021 at 7:07 AM
Memories (high school & college reunions), and then meet the one that got away. What might have been! Nice verse, take care.
Krutsinger Avatar
June 11, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Some people incite us into feelings we have that we were unaware were right under the surface the whole time! This reminds me of that.
Wolf Avatar
June 11, 2021 at 3:15 PM
That's exactly how it works sometimes, methinks. Bullseye, Caren.
Ligon Avatar
June 7, 2021 at 1:11 PM
Always great to catch up with old friends, picking up right where you left off. However, with an ex, you might just want to hide. So many emotions can be stirred.
Wolf Avatar
June 7, 2021 at 3:55 PM
I hear you, Juliet. Avoiding an ex's face is probably a wise move. ~ Masked Man
Ball Avatar
June 6, 2021 at 9:58 PM
Oooo! The one you let slip through your fingers. The one you keep asking yourself "What if?" about. Things happen for a reason. Maybe the time wasn't right. Maybe she/he wasn't right. Maybe at the time YOU weren't right. Or then again maybe you made a stupid mistake. The thing is you both moved on and married other people. Now here he/she is and you gotta figure, don't make another stupid mistake. God write my friend. God Bless, JB
Wolf Avatar
June 7, 2021 at 3:51 PM
You sure have me pegged, Judy, although in the end, I think thgwat I slipped through her fingers -- as in the end, she would no longer have me. ... A long time ago. :)
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