Maria's Spring Cleaning

This day
without prior notice or warning
without any reason she cared to share
 
she stopped being a lone swimmer
in his stream of tears
 
and she became the exit sign
that showed him the way out.
 
She cleaned her closet
one skeleton at a time
emptying all memories in heavy duty plastic
 
and then peacefully
transitioned to the longest pause
 
smiling at the single thought  
she allowed entrance to her mind
 
"It's not that tomorrow never came, dear;
simply you weren't there
when it did!..."