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IN CONCLUSION

Jaclyn Woods

Our whispers in darkness -
Now only voices I hear.
The touch of your tenderness,
I forget.
I'd like to believe in fair-tale endings,
Still, don't want to be naive.
Memories that fade.
Feelings drift away.

I didn't want to sit in darkness,
Gobbled up the light.
I can't see, I go with it.
And it's alright.

Things move slowly, like this feeling in my stomach.
In endings are beginnings. I know. I know.
The little things people do together,
Those little, little things -
Dust beneath my fingertips,
Rust on my heart.
Education.
It's funny how one must
'Learn' to love.

Moments before, I thought you were wrong.
Standing on the balcony today,
There is no going back.
And it's ok.

Minutes go by,
I wonder.
Days go  by,
I think.
Months go by,
I know.