R econciliation
fresh start
a new beginning
our last attempt
but as too usual
tempers flare
lethal barbs are cast
emotional bloodshed
we both know the kill spots
communication careening
ruthlessly
we hit the wall
full throttle
wordless startle
confused frustration
sobering resignation
then somber silence
silence like a weight
heavy as time
midst the din
of restaurant diners
we suffocate in silence
so we just leave it
the rest unsaid
to comment further
would have been irrelevant
and we’ve grown weary
of irrelevance
so very weary
so I sit
unspeaking
as you rise from our table
no farewell’s exchanged
we both know
turning to leave
you cover the distance
to the door
in a few heartbreaking steps
you look back
I will miss you
in your eyes
you hold my gaze
as if to speak
but my eyes
cannot reach back
nothing left to say
you lower your eyes
turn your head
step through the door
and are gone
in silence
*
rob kistner © 2022
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Wonderful poem that captures a breakup and the trying to work things out in a restaurant. I felt as if I were watching a movie scene.
Unfortunately Nitin, many of us have played out that scene in real life. 😐
I felt this i have been here. nicely done
Thank you Rog… 🙂
Reminds me of all the break-ups I’ve seen while having breakfast before office in the mornings. They chose a time when the place was not crowded. Often, I was the only witness to a heartbreaking drama.
It is sad, but sometimes inevitable… 🙁
There are few places more public to have a breakup than a restaurant, but we all do it, don’t we?
Yes we do Jane, unfortunately…
Rob, this is heartbreaking but so beautifully expressed. ??
Thank you Punam… 🙂
Oh, so sad, Rob. I could imagine this scene so well. I imagine my parents may have had some meals like this.
I have had some myself Merill… 🙁
A heartfelt, heart wrenching poem, Rob. Well done.
Thank you Dwight… 🙂
Sad but it happens for sure. Nicely expressed Rob.
Thank you Catol…
Restaurants must be the setting for so many buoyed hearts and heartbreaks. You sure did a god job of a heartbreaker.
Thank you Sean… 🙂