i felt the inside of me
suck out through me ear
as i held the phone to my head
just in time to hear your last goodbye
and as i hung up
i realized with slight ruefulness
that even though another may have
detached your heart from the
chain i proudly wore around my neck
i still have my soul
and i will live another day
to experience another wasted love
another grieved failure
in the march across a sea of beauty
to find the one who understands and makes me truly happy
someone who
more often than not
was right in front of me
all the time.