Facing Up

You know that feeling

The one that nags:

“You’ve left something but can’t remember where…

In fact, you can’t remember what it was you left”.

Well, that was the life you thought you would be living.

The playground games of goodies and baddies

When goodies always won.

The careers officer who could only spell teacher.

The one night stand celebrating a diamond anniversary.

If you stand just like that

And half close your eyes

You can almost see yourself

Coming down the street the other way.

25 March 1999.