The feet still remember, <br />the eyes may have lost bearing, <br />the buildings are new, <br />the feel of the pebbles the same. <br /> <br />Hands clasp themselves, <br />Sweat mingling with fear, <br />The rib cage shakes, <br />With questions unasked. <br /> <br />Twenty years ago, <br />Two hundred and fourty months back, <br />A zillion minutes away, <br />I had been here. <br /> <br />I had held his hands, <br />Stopped my tears in their tracks, <br />Smiled the smile of adults, <br />Hollow and meaningless. <br /> <br />Words had dried up, <br />Those words I always had in store, <br />How could I explain my absence, <br />To those haunting eyes. <br /> <br />I had shored up my courage, <br />Told him of my new life, <br />Of new children, <br />Of new dreams. <br /> <br />Betrayal. Pain. Love. <br />He felt them all, <br />His touch <br />So transparent. <br /> <br />That hate I felt, <br />For myself, <br />Corroded me, <br />For all those years. <br /> <br />Today I will beg forgiveness. <br />Hold those same hands, <br />Weep <br />And pray that he is not like his father.<br /><br />Memories And Hope<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/betrayed-13/
