the way things are

The Way Things Are

Submitted by little woman on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 17:57

I
sometimes I wish
I'd never heard
a love song so sweet
or read a fairy tale
or wished upon a star
for then I wouldn't
feel these things
and think they might
be true.

II
a halting touch
across my arm
brushes across my mind
reminding me
of the way things were
and how I'd wish they'd be