You said you were happy <br />that I had returned <br />to be honest I felt <br />I was glad that I did <br />before I'd neglected <br />to take you all in <br />now that I had <br />my head felt in a spin <br /> <br />With a skip in your step <br />and a tug on my arm <br />you introduced me <br />to your friends at the dance <br />and said 'come with me <br />you've just got to meet Jim' <br />'He's gay and my best friend <br />you'll really like him' <br /> <br />I said 'hello' <br />and Jim gave me a smile <br />that seemed to go through me <br />and deep down inside <br />'I mentioned to Claire <br />you were here in the bar' <br />'I'm so glad you found her <br />she's really a star' <br /> <br />You hugged me announcing <br />'Isn't he great' <br />'We thought that you'd never <br />come back here this late' <br />Jim said' By the way <br />I'll be leaving with friends' <br />'I'm grateful' <br />'But I won't be going home again' <br /> <br />I looked and your dark hair <br />fell loose in a curl <br />encompassing eyes <br />that reflected the world <br />agate blue seas <br />with black pupils therein <br />I knew I was drowning <br />and I couldn't swim <br /> <br />Your transformation <br />was such a surprise <br />by day like cocoon <br />by night butterfly <br />my heart missed a beat <br />when you called out my name <br />and I wrote the memories <br />on every page. <br /> <br />The End.<br /><br />Charles M. Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/memoirs-of-another-time-part-6/
