The Scarf

An opportunity missed
tied tight around my mouth
breathing fibers of regret

An Angel blew you a kiss
and the sweet fresh air
blew through your hair
brushing your bare neck
and landed on my shoulders

The combined fragrance highlighted your fragility

I wanted to give you something of myself
to wrap around your life like a promise.

An embrace not so uncomfortably long and ripe
but an old song you know every silence to

Protection even in a warm December sanctuary

But the Sacred moment slipped
Lost in mind and pleasantries

I looked for you in the open air
down side streets and in convenience store parking lots

As the road grew
I unraveled my hope
Exposed