And we paid for the ticket

[bardiphouka]

Written for brigits_flame
genre:poetry
WC:136
Prompt: The Journey doesn't here.



When you closed the door
We did not know how far
your journey would be.

People always say
they saw the ticket in your hand;
the shining along the edge in moonlight
waiting to turn red with traveling
from here to wherever you went.

But the truth is that the night was dark
and the Guiness helped us focus
on only seeing ourselves
and the one last time
your smile tricked us
and hid the ticket's blade.

Yes, I wonder if you
are sometimes surprised
that I did not follow you
in my own journey.

But she keeps a part
of my heart hidden
and her love is soft and real
and she smiles and tricks me
into forgetting about tickets.

And teaches me of other journeys
as she opens the door
to moonlight and me.

Comments

Re: Editor

[bardiphouka.livejournal.com]

Thank you. And no, I took offense at none of it. And yes, it was intentional.