Sharon Frost

Pale, smooth unblemished skin
Thin, straight nose line
Smiling, cupids bow lips

Hair so blonde it was almost white
Blue eyes, not piercing, happy, kind

She invited me to her house

There was a problem with the
cupboard hinge

'Could I fix it?'

I didn't know how

Told her and her mother
'I was sorry'

Went home,
never went back

Always felt
I left something there
Intangible, irretrievable

We were 14 that year

Now, 60 days from 56th birthday,
it seems it happened
last week

Always act from the heart, pardner

What you do
never
leaves you