Composite Thoughts & Memories

There was nothing that stood out about her...
As I recall now...As Memories go...

Yet there was something...Perhaps the way she smiled
Or the way ... she let just a little leg show...as she sat
At the table across from me...

So Strange ...its almost as if it were a dream...
Most things  surrounding that day are a blurr
Everything... Except...My pain....and Her

I had left him finally...
after 4 black eyes 2 crushed ribs
and damaged vocal chords from
being yoked up by  my throat 1 too many times...

I ... had  left him.
As I sat at the small diner on 11th and Oak...
drinking my coffee...with a shot of crown mixed in
I breathed in the warmth and sipped painfully & slow.

Not really focusing on anything... eyes swimming
Then... She comes to my table....and sits...
All I look  up and see is her leg... swinging...
She says... "I  know it doesn't feel like it right now,"
" But you,.... are gonna  be  just fine honey... just fine"

I barely acknowledged her...
trying not to look  her  directly in the eye
So she wouldn't see my Black Eyes  up so close..
I lowered my head and mumbled a pitiful "Thank you"
Then she was gone... just like that.
Never even  saw  her  go back  and  sit  down
Never even  saw  her  leave....
Looking back now...
The Moment was So Mystical...and Needed
A Word Of encouragement...Exactly when I needed  it
I Guess Angels... when they show up...
They  show up ...
Just... Like ... That.