The Loss of the Know

The loss of the known

A sudden flash occurred, a moment of a forgotten past
walking down a wide road that only had a few cars trundling along 
to the left where the road wears to the right, a café I thought of going 
in for a beer, but the dog if left outside, would fret

A fine day, not hot or cold, must have been early spring or fall 
tried to remember what I was doing before the curtain was drawn
 I was left with an unfinished memory, one I had to make it up 
to fill in the blanks.

Something sad about the scene of a sole man with a dog 
walking down a road he had never been to before; his mother 
had died, and the point of reference was missing
now he was alone and lacked a compass.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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